Herbal weight loss supplement and green tea Tied to severe Liver Damage: Study
Garcinia cambogia and green tea both cause clinically indistinguishable liver injury, suggests a study published in the Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Garcinia cambogia, either alone or with green tea is very commonly promoted for weight loss. However, sporadic cases of liver failure from Garcinia cambogia have been reported, but its role in liver injury is controversial.
A study was conducted by a group of researchers from U.S.A to examine the influence of Garcinia cambogia with and without green tea on hepatoxicity.
The researchers among 1418 patients enrolled in the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network (DILIN) from 2004 to 2018, included 22 cases of liver injury from Garcinia cambogia either alone (n=5) or in combination with green tea (n=16) or Ashwagandha (n=1). Control groups consisted of 57 patients with liver injury from herbal and dietary supplements (HDS) containing green tea without Garcinia cambogia and 103 patients from other herbal and dietary supplements (HDS).
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