You might recognize Irvinga gabonensis as a huge source of chatter that stoked up the weight loss community. This may turn out to be another scam like hoodia and acai berry. Those who are looking for some ways on how to lose weight should beware.
The West African bush mango tree produces Irvinga, a high fat, high fiber nut. The fiber is good for health and weight loss, but is it something special?
To find out, 40 obese people were put into two groups and tested with Irvingia gabonensis and a placebo to find out.For a month, these subjects took three 1.05 gram doses of Invingia every day.While participating measurements of their weight, size, blood pressure, and cholesterol were kept.
They also kept food and activity journals. The study showed that the Irvingia group lost an average weight of 11.5 pounds while the placebo group lost almost 3 pounds. On average, almost 3 pounds were lost by the placebo group, but the Irvingia group lost an average of 11.5 pounds.
The Irvingia group also had lower blood pressure while LDL cholesterol, triglycerides, and total cholesterol went down while HDL cholesterol went up. The reasons for the weight loss are not clear: perhaps that group ate less and the results were not related to any effect from the supplement. Can you get the same results with losing weight fast instead of being slow and consistent? I think not.
Later, the same researchers compared a group taking Cissus quadrangularis by itself, a group taking an Irvingia-Cissus blend, and a placebo group in another study.
The group taking Invingia again showed the best results in the same measurements. Yet another test was conducted that showed an amazing 28 pound average weight loss over ten weeks, together with improvements in body chemistry. This sounds really good to the average person, but someone involved in research would be skeptical.
Before going to the health food store to buy Irvingia products, you probably should try to find better research.A place like a hospital where activity and food can be monitored is where a controlled study would be performed. The studies I mentioned were not controlled, meaning that there’s no way to verify the self-reported food intakes and there’s no way to tell what else was going on with the people involved.
To make things worse, the same person who has done the research also owns the rights to the product! The results of 28 pounds lost in 10 weeks without changes in exercise or eating would mean that the supplement increased metabolism by 1400 calories per day. Don’t you remember the last miracle pill, Hoodia?In summary, Irvingia might be good for fiber, but with so many alternative sources being more cost effective, it hardly seems worth the high price tag.
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