The year is 2024, and this is a true story that happened somewhere in Seoul.

Many red blood cells were waiting for their rations.

Rations were distributed once or twice a day without warning.

Red blood cell A (from Seoul, age 24) received her rations

and was on her way home to distribute them to her family.

However, no matter how much she distributed to her family, they were still suffering.

The reason is simple. The rations were irregular,

and most of the contents were instant foods like pizza and hamburgers.

Despite these poor rations,

her family members had to suddenly get up and work whenever orders came down from the brain command center.

After living this way for a few years, some family members had already died unable to endure the brain's tyranny.

It's so unfair.

I receive rations with the crime of living on the soles of feet

and have to travel such long distances back and forth,

but the brain cells up there get whatever rations they want whenever they want,

and we can't even dream of the dopamine they're freely enjoying and playing with.

Today, one more member of our family collapsed.

The cause of death was rupture from stress.

It's not just our family.

Cells in the surrounding areas are also dying from excessive and irregular labor and poor rations.

I don't want to live like this anymore.

Tomorrow I must definitely say something to the higher-ups.

The next day, many fellow red blood cells were heading to the small intestine to receive rations.

Then, a neuron cell, the messenger of the brain command center

blocked the rations and began issuing new orders.

‘Ah. Ah. The brain command center wants to play League of Legends, so orders have come down.

Today is an all-nighter. Oof’

Emergency. League of Legends again.

It looks like they'll play League longer today since they're on a losing streak.

Ahâ¦ today they're pouring in pizza and even caffeine…

I can't take this anymore. We're all going to die like this.

Right then, there were a few fatty acids scattered next to red blood cell A.

If these fatty acids were to infiltrate the cerebral blood vessels

and together with my red blood cell comrades clog the blood vessels

the cerebral blood vessels would burst and we could wipe out the brain command center and neuron cells.

I made a decision. I could no longer endure the commands from above

playing League all night long and pouring in instant food.

If we're going to die anyway, let's all die together.

The rebellion starts now.

(Source: Inside my body)

Hello, this is Haro from YakAl.

Last time, we explained the criteria for choosing garcinia supplements,

and informed you about some of the criteria we consider important.

This time, as a continuation,

I will explain the remaining criteria for choosing supplements.

Quick Review

Last time, we said that the criteria for selecting garcinia supplements were as follows.

~~HCA content~~
Manufacturing process / International certification marks
~~Degree of additives~~
Suitability of combined ingredients
Reviews and feedback
Price
Product test reports and test results
Trustworthy brands

Among these, the criteria we considered most important were

numbers 1 and 3, which were explained last time,

and this time I will explain the suitability of combined ingredients !

Combined Ingredients of Garcinia Extract

The main efficacy of garcinia extract itself is known to be a reduction in body fat.

However, the effect that is commonly known to the public is weight loss

As many research results show this is minimal,

if a nutritional supplement contains only garcinia extract

it cannot produce proper diet effects.

To overcome these limitations,

several pharmaceutical companies have begun adding additional ingredients that can create synergistic effects

when used together with garcinia supplements.

(The following ingredients are additional components that can maximize diet effects.

Liver toxicity side effects from long-term use of several months or more were not considered.)

L-Carnitine

An ingredient that plays a role in converting fatty acids into energy,

and targets body fat reduction just like garcinia

so it can maximize diet effects.

The main component of garcinia HCA

inhibits the conversion of carbohydrates into fat

and plays a role in reducing fat accumulation in the body,

while L-carnitine transports stored fat in the body to the mitochondria

and helps it be used as an energy source .

Through their synergy, we can increase the effect of fat burning.

Additionally, L-carnitine, due to the mechanism mentioned above

helps use energy more efficiently

reduces muscle fatigue

and can contribute to improving exercise performance .

This has the effect of making it easier to do exercise, which is essential for diet!

In summary, L-carnitine converts fat into energy,

and HCA inhibits fat accumulation.

If these two are combined, we can promote fat burning effects more effectively?

Green Tea Extract

Green tea extract contains catechin, an antioxidant component),

and in particular EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate)

plays a role in promoting body fat burning.

Like L-carnitine mentioned above catechin from green tea

helps burn fat more efficiently,

so when combined with garcinia extract, the fat reduction effect can be maximized.

Additionally, green tea extract promotes thermogenesis, which generates heat in the body

and increases energy expenditure.

This also promotes heat generation and energy expenditure in the body

which can help with diet!

And green tea extract contains caffeine

which increases concentration and endurance during exercise and during dieting

can further enhance the effectiveness of exercise.

Besides this, green tea extract

has various effects essential for diet such as antioxidation and appetite suppression

so you can see greater effects when taken together with garcinia!

Linoleic Acid

Linoleic acid promotes the activation of lipase, an enzyme),

and this enzyme breaks down fat stored in fat cells,

causing fatty acids to be released into the bloodstream.

In this way the amount of fat stored in cells is reduced,

and like L-carnitine fatty acids are transported to the mitochondria

to be used as an energy source .

Because this method helps with fat burning

it is one of the secondary ingredients that goes into garcinia supplements, like carnitine.

Additionally, linoleic acid burns only fat without affecting muscle

so it helps preserve muscle mass and improve basal metabolic rate.

That means, when combined with garcinia, you can reduce body fat while maintaining muscle

and can effectively reduce BMI!

Dietary Fiber

As everyone knows, dietary fiber helps improve intestinal health.

Also, because it provides satiety, it can help with diet.

When taken together with garcinia, the effect is not particularly maximized,

but among the problems of diet itself

it can help to some extent with solving hunger and digestive problems.

Milk Thistle

’You might think, this is taken for liver health, so it's not necessary in a diet supplement?‘

,

but milk thistle is a supplement that supports liver health,

and can help alleviate liver toxicity, which is a main side effect of garcinia.

By enhancing the body's detoxification when administering high concentration garcinia

the liver toxicity problem that occurs can be solved.

Caffeine

Although using green tea extract can solve this,

you can simply add caffeine to help with body fat burning and promote metabolism.

This can help increase the weight loss effect.

However, when adding large amounts of caffeine

people who are sensitive to caffeine should definitely be careful!

Vitamin B Complex

Vitamins B1, B6, B12, etc.

affect the conversion of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into energy

helping promote energy metabolism,

and also helping with fatigue recovery

so if these are mixed to make a supplement, the effect of garcinia supplements will be greater.

Besides this, by adding several other supplementary ingredients

the diet effect of garcinia supplements can be increased.

But I can't list all ingredients that help with diet, so…

I have written down representative additives that I believe are effective for diet.

How to Identify Garcinia Supplements - You Can Follow Along!

So far I've told you the important conditions needed to identify garcinia supplements,

but after looking at this, everyone will probably think

what is thisâ¦ this is too difficult…

!

So!

I will explain how to identify garcinia supplements in an easy-to-understand way by combining columns 1 and 2😀

Garcinia and HCA Content

According to Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, HCA content should be 750-2800mg per day, anything higher than that has the risk of liver toxicity.

Additionally, the HCA content of garcinia extract should be 50-60%%which is most ideal.

If you don't know the content percentage at first

that product may not have good quality garcinia extract.

Verify Combined Ingredients

If the ingredients listed above are present, diet effects can be maximized.

However, conversely, if there is an ingredient that doesn't suit your body, taking it could be risky?

Check for Additives

If you buy it just because it's cheap, other side effects can occur due to additives.

It might be fine for a day or two right away,

but if it accumulates over decades, side effects can come back like a boomerang,

so even if it's bothersome, you must carefully check artificial additives.

Besides this, you can verify international certification marks to find the reliability of the product manufacturer,

or look for test evaluation certificates to review more carefully.

Butâ¦ doing this much is too difficult a task for you busy people.

YakAl is responsible for this.

At YakAl we search for both domestic and international certification marks as well as test evaluation certificates

and evaluate and rank nutritional supplements,

so all you need to do is trust and follow YakAl.

That's all for now, this has been Haro!

3-Line Summary

Garcinia alone has clear limitations as a diet supplement.
Therefore, by mixing other ingredients such as L-carnitine, green tea extract, and linoleic acid, the effectiveness of diet supplements is maximized.
If these seem too complicated, YakAl's evaluation criteria are almost the same as those explained in the column, so just follow YakAl.

References

The Effects of L-Carnitine Intake and Complex Exercise on Body Composition, Blood Lipids, and Adiponectin in Obese Female High School Students, Shin Won-bae, 2010
The bright and the dark sides of L-carnitine supplementation: a systematic review, Anna K. sawicka, 2020
green tea catechins and cardiovascular health: an update, Hodgson JM, Croft KD