Since the late 1990’s Garcinia Cambogia has been included in various weight loss products, but exploded in popularity in 2012 when Dr Julie Chen talked about it on the uber popular Dr Oz TV show. Unfortunately, there is an avalanche of faulty information about Garcinia Cambogia as well as some HUGE lies. Two of the biggest are: Dishonest marketers promote Garcinia Cambogia as a miracle pill and make ridiculous claims about its ability to melt body fat. These claims are largely based on some over exuberant statements made by Dr Oz, but are not backed up by research studies (more below).