Talk:Hydroxycitric acid

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06-22-15 while there are inferior products that may be dangerous and include questionable ingredients, studies have found HCA to be both safe and effective for weight loss. I have added links to these studies. Quality and effectiveness of HCA is related to the quality of the source and manufacturer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.172.75.158 (talk) 23:18, 22 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Rewrite

Since this article has remained a collection of unsourced content for over a year, I rewrote the article from scratch with statements sourced to the scientific literature. If any of the unsourced statements from the previous version can be referenced to reliable sources, they can be added back in. --Ed (Edgar181) 18:40, 22 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

20141112: NT Hydroxycut and hydroxyaitric acid are/maybe related to liver damage and jaundice. There are back and forth opinion switching. In 2009 hydroxycitric acid was a major culprit, but as of 2014 is on sale OTC in many places. Did FDA and public forgot the lesson? Alternatively, HCA may be not as bad alone, but in Hydroxicut was combined with chromium, green tea and who-knows-what else, making the pills dangerous. As of 2014 there are articles that claim HCA is completely innocent: go figure!

Isomers?

How many isomers are there of this chemical? I can see two chiral carbons. Which ones occur in Garcinia? Which ones have biochemical effects? 115.64.142.162 (talk) 00:39, 16 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've found out this info, and some other stuff. Have used this reference: Jena et al 2002, Chemistry and Biochemistry of (−)-Hydroxycitric Acid from Garcinia, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 50(1):10-22.

For some reason, this appears twice, as reference 2 and reference 3 - I can't figure out why. If someone can fix this, it would be good. 115.64.142.162 (talk) 01:44, 16 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Would this be an appropriate addition to the article?

http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-health/20090501/US.MED.Diet.Pill.Recall/

"The FDA relies on voluntary reports to detect such problems, and many cases are never reported, officials acknowledge.

Health officials said they have been unable to determine which Hydroxycut ingredients are potentially toxic, partially because the formulation has changed several times.

Public health researcher Ano Lobb, who has studied Hydroxycut and other dietary supplements for Consumer Reports, said the problem may be an ingredient called hydroxycitric acid. Derived from a tropical fruit, it's been linked to liver problems in at least one medical journal study. Lobb said it's likely that other supplements containing the same ingredient remain on the market."

Last edited at 16:52, 2 May 2009 (UTC). Substituted at 18:35, 29 April 2016 (UTC)