CARALLUMA FIMBRIATA FOR POWERFUL WEIGHT LOSS
Although relatively new to the supplement industry, Caralluma fimbriata has been cultivated around the world for various purposes for hundreds of years. Its use is particularly common in India where it is widely consumed as a “regular vegetable”, even though it is a member of the cacti family. It is actually accepted as a famine food because of its inherent ability to suppress appetite while quenching thirst, and its safe use spans centuries in India.
More recently, researchers have been investigating Caralluma’s properties in a clinical setting to determine its active contents, mechanisms, and effect on the body. What they discovered was astounding – Caralluma fimbriata can have profound effects on body composition and appetite in humans. Like other parts of the western world, India has experienced staggering growth in diabetes and obesity recently due to plentiful sources of foods, lack of activity, and poor eating habits. So it was only fitting that many of the studies on Caralluma are coming out of India.
One of those recent studies was conducted by researchers at the St. Johns Academy of Health Sciences in Bangalore, India. They engaged 50 men and women 25-60 years old in a placebo controlled, randomized trial for 60 days. The test subjects were randomly assigned to a placebo or control group, and given general instruction on reducing weight through diet and activity. At the end of 60 days, “waist circumference and hunger levels… showed a significant decline in the experimental group when compared to the placebo group.” This further substantiated earlier studies that produced similar outcomes. Because of its long use as a daily food staple in traditional Indian diets and recent developments in its ability to reduce appetite and body mass, Caralluma fimbriata is a promising nutrient for those engaged in improving their body composition and diet.
Scientific references: Kuriyan R, et. al. Effect of Caralluma fimbriata extract on appetite, food intake and anthropometry in adult Indian men and women. Appetite 2007 May; 48(3); 338-44.
Epub 2006 Nov 13. Report on the Safety of Caralluma fimbriata and its Extract. Reviewed by Harry G. Preuss, MD, MACN, CNS Professor of Physiology, Medicine, and Pathology Georgetown University Medical Center Washington, DC
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