Effects of Garcinia Cambogia Compounded Supplements on the Formation of Body Fat Induced by a High Energy Diet in Obese Rats
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17140/OROJ-8-147Keywords:
Obesity; Garcinia cambogia extract; Green coffee bean extract; Mulberry leaf extract; Chromium yeast; Wakame extract.Abstract
Background
Obesity is a public health concern in many countries. Obesity is often accompanied by other diseases and, in addition to its effects
on personal health, also increases national health expenditure and medical costs. Currently, weight loss can be achieved through
several medical means, such as gastric bypass surgery, liposuction, or the use of weight loss drugs. However, these options may
lead to side effects or increased mortality. As such, the development of anti-obesity supplements that are natural and safe merits
greater research attention. Garcinia cambogia extract, green coffee bean extract, mulberry leaf extract, chromium yeast, and wakame
extract are known to have the potential to combat obesity and adjust physical constitutions; however, the effect on fat loss of these
agents in a compound supplement has not been researched or discussed.
Objective
This study investigated the effects of a compound supplement (hereafter referred to as Garcinia cambogia compounded supplements (GC)) containing Garcinia cambogia extract, green coffee bean extract, mulberry leaf extract, chromium yeast, and wakame
extract on fat accumulation induced by a high energy (HE) diet in rats.
Design
Six-week-old, male Sprague–Dawley rats were assigned to a control group or an experimental (HE) group. The control group
comprised 12 rats who were given regular feed. The HE group comprised 36 rats who were given HE diet and were further divided according to whether they received carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) or GC (305 and 1220 mg/kg, denoted as GC-L and GC-H,
respectively) for 5-weeks. Starting from the sixth-week, the rats were tube-fed various dosages of GC. After the ninth-week, the
rats’ body weight, food intake, body fat mass, serum biochemical properties, and liver fat were analyzed.
Results
The results demonstrated that the HE+GC-L rats had significantly lower weight and body fat mass (569.5±51.3 g; 36.6±9.6 g)
than the HE+CMC rats (618.5±57.1 g; 46.3±12.2 g). Food efficiency and calorie utilization were also significantly lower in the
HE+GC-L rats than in the HE+CMC group (p<0.01). Compared with the HE+CMC group, food efficiency, calorie utilization,
total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and concentration of free fatty acids were also significantly lower
in the HE+GC-H rats (p<0.05).
Conclusion
The GC supplementation significantly reduced body weight, body fat mass, body fat percentage, food efficiency, and calorie utilization in rats, and it thus has potential as a natural and safe plant extract dietary supplement. Its long-term effects on the human
body should be investigated in the future.
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