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Can Garcinia Cambogia Help With Weight Loss?
Question: Is it safe to consume "Garcinia Cambogia" supplements along with medicines like thyronorm 125, Janumet 50/1000mg and Aztor 10?
My age is 27 years and height is 5 ft 8 inch, weight 108kg. I am having thyroid and cholesterol but those are now under control. As per my current diagnostics report, only diabetes is high.
I would like to consume "Garcinia Cambogia" to reduce my weight. Somewhere on internet I have seen that this supplements should not be consumed if a person is consuming thyroid medicine. What do you suggest?
What are you recommendations on the same ?
If I should consume the supplement which brand should I go for between Naturewise and Quality?
Need assistance. Thanking you in advance.
My age is 27 years and height is 5 ft 8 inch, weight 108kg. I am having thyroid and cholesterol but those are now under control. As per my current diagnostics report, only diabetes is high.
I would like to consume "Garcinia Cambogia" to reduce my weight. Somewhere on internet I have seen that this supplements should not be consumed if a person is consuming thyroid medicine. What do you suggest?
What are you recommendations on the same ?
If I should consume the supplement which brand should I go for between Naturewise and Quality?
Need assistance. Thanking you in advance.
Brief Answer:
About weight loss:
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking1
As you may know Garcinia Cambogia is a fruit with an active ingridient: hydroxycitric acid, or HCA, has boosted fat-burning and cut back appetite in studies, but better studies are needed to find out if HCA really helps people lose a lot of weight and keep it off.
It is a supplement not approved by FDA, there are no studies to show it's real effect, but there are some reports from patients who report a few weight loss.
There are also reports that confirm it's interaction with levothyroxine, worsening the thyroid hormone levels in blood.
I would advice to modify the medical treatment, rather than to be treated with supplements.The best natural remedy is to do physical activity and cut the carbohydrates from the diet.
A substitution of Janumet with liraglutide would help to control Diabetes and loose weight.
You may discuss with your treating physician about it.
Hope the information wil help.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
About weight loss:
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking1
As you may know Garcinia Cambogia is a fruit with an active ingridient: hydroxycitric acid, or HCA, has boosted fat-burning and cut back appetite in studies, but better studies are needed to find out if HCA really helps people lose a lot of weight and keep it off.
It is a supplement not approved by FDA, there are no studies to show it's real effect, but there are some reports from patients who report a few weight loss.
There are also reports that confirm it's interaction with levothyroxine, worsening the thyroid hormone levels in blood.
I would advice to modify the medical treatment, rather than to be treated with supplements.The best natural remedy is to do physical activity and cut the carbohydrates from the diet.
A substitution of Janumet with liraglutide would help to control Diabetes and loose weight.
You may discuss with your treating physician about it.
Hope the information wil help.
Kind regards,
Dr.Mirjeta
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