Garcinia (Active ingredient)

The garcinia is a small tree of Southeast Asia whose fruit looks like a tiny pumpkin. Known for a long time for its purgative qualities, the garcinia is also used in some diet food supplements to help to reduce the feeling of hunger and the urge to snack. Furthermore, the skin of the fruit of the Garcinia contains a substance (Hydroxycitric acid or A.H.C.) that reduces the transformation of sugars into fats. The garcinia would thus avoid the accumulation of fat in the body.