Should You Use Hoodia For Weight Loss?

Posted on April 12, 2008
Filed Under Health and Fitness |

Using Hoodia for weight loss exploded after 60 Minutes traveled to Africa to do a special report on it. Hoodia Gordonii is a small cactus like plant that is native to Africa and it has long been used for medicinal and diet purposes by regional bushmen. When on a long hunting trip in the desert bushmen would consume the meat of the plant to suppress their appetite.

Since the original report in 2004 by 60 Minutes, products that use hoodia for weight loss seem to be everywhere. It can be drank in tea, taken as pills, worn as a patch, even sucked on as a lollipop. Just about every major network or talk show has featured or had a story on hoodia. With demand quickly starting out pace supply some are worried that hoodia could face extinction and prices for hoodia has soared in the last few years.

Much of the Hoodia for weight loss market is unregulated. There is generally no guarantee about the quality or purity of the hoodia that is sold. Its believed that P57 is the ingredient that is responsible for appetite suppression in hoodia and there is not a large volume of scientific proof if P57 works or on its side effects.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer originally bought the rights to P57 for more than $20 million, but after some research dropped it. Pfizer was worried about some possible liver problems relating to P57 and feared that it would take many years to over come this and get it approved by the FDA.

If your going to use hoodia in any form you should definitely consult your doctor. You want to buy hoodia from a trusted source once you decide to include it in your weight loss plan, don’t just go for the cheapest you can find.

To view NBC’s Special video report on Hoodia For Weight Loss and see more Diet Reviews visit http://www.dietproblem.com

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