Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to the study of combined Garcinia Cambogia extract
with virgin coconut oil on fat mass reduction in obese subjects. The sample of this study was 26
volunteers of Chulalongkorn Hospital. The sample was divided into two groups. The first group
was 14 Garcinia Cambogia extract consumers. The second one was 12 combined Garcinia
Cambogia extract with virgin coconut oil consumers. The first group took 2 tablets of Garcinia
Cambogia extract (500 mg/tablet) twice per day: before breakfast and dinner. The second group
took 2 tablets of Garcinia Cambogia extract (500 mg/tablet) coupled with a tablespoon of virgin
coconut oil twice per day: before breakfast and dinner for eight weeks. This research compared
(1) waist circumference (2), body weight, (3) body fat percentage, (4), fat mass of two groups
before and after experimenting.
The results of this research found that (1) Waist circumferences of two groups were
significantly reduced with statistical significance with p-value ≤0.05, (2) body weight, body fat
percentage, and fat mass of two groups before and after experiment were insignificantly reduced.
(3) There was no statistically significant difference in waist circumferences, body weight, body
fat percentage, and fat mass of two groups before and after experiment. Therefore, the results
indicated that combined Garcinia Cambogia extract with virgin coconut oil could not reduce fat
mass in obese subjects. The most important factor influencing the reduction of fat mass is change
in eating behavior and physical activity.