Irvingia Gabonensis – A Few Things You Really Should Know
Irvingia gabonensis, or African Mango, as it is more commonly known, is perhaps the hottest thing on the weight loss market right now. A supplement which delivers significant weight loss without the need to diet or exercise has been snapped up by thousands of people in their quest to lose weight.
It’s rapid rise to prominence has been helped no doubt by celebrity endorsement and TV and press coverage. But perhaps more importantly, in an industry where pseudo science and advertising hype abounds, the ever more skeptical consumer has been able to read up on verified clinical studies, which are sadly lacking for many other weight loss products.
The results of these studies are impressive. One study, carried out over a ten week period, resulted in an average weight loss of 28.1lbs for participants taking irvingia gabonensis supplements, against an average loss of 1.5lbs in the control group. Another study, this time over a month, showed a loss of 11.7lbs versus 2.9lbs in the placebo group. Additional benefits, including a reduction in body fat, lowering of cholesterol levels and a reduction in waist measurements were also recorded.
It works partly because of its high fiber content, but also because of its ability to directly prevent food from being converted to fat so that it can’t be stored in the body, it also appears to fool our bodies into thinking we are more full than we actually are after eating.
So, if you are looking to lose weight, then irvingia gabonensis supplements are certainly worth investigating. But please remember this is not a miracle solution. Weight loss is only 2 – 3lbs a week, which incidentally is the level most experts agree is sensible and safe. Other claims such as the ability to shrink your waist size have also been made about african mango, and it is true that the studies revealed an average reduction in waist measurement of 2 inches and nearly 6 inches in one instance. However this is most likely to be the consequence of the weight loss, rather than some ability of irvingia gabonensis to target specific parts of our bodies.
Mention too should be made of the side effects. This is a natural product, and side effects are rare. The clinical studies carried out reported minor headache, some insomnia, and additional gas in their system. However these symptoms were reported equally in both groups; those taking the supplement and those in the control group who were not, so the cause may lie elsewhere. The studies did not speculate on this.
