Citrin: Clear the standard for (-)HCA

What is Citrin?

In 1991, Citrin was introduced to the health food industry as the first all-natural plant extract standardized for hydroxycitric acid.  This unique extract comes from premium, hand-harvested, Garina cambogia fruits grown int he selected regions of southern India.  The active principle of Citrin, hydroxycitric acid, is in the rind of the Garcinia cambogia.

What is HCA?

HCA stands for (-)-hydroxycitric acid.  Hoffman-LaRoche, an international pharmaceutical company, and Brandeis Universityresearchers began investigating HCA in the early 1970’s.  THey found that the (-) form of HCA was a potent and competitive inhibitor of citrate lyase, an enzyme found primarily in the liver which is vital in regulating fat metabolism.

How does HCA work?

Fatty acids are the building blocks of fats and lipids.  At the cellular level, (-) HCA molecules trick the citrate lyase enzyme.  The receptor sites of citrate lyase enzymes are filled with (-) HCA.  This means fewer fatty acids are synthesized, making less fat available for the cellular storage.  This results in less body fat build-up in the liver and adipose (fat) tissue.  Increased amounts of energy at the celluar level are then available to more rapidly degrade free fatty acids.

Is this all?

No….(-) HCA suppresses the app