What do you think about hoodia
It has not been scientifically proven if Hoodia works as an appetite suppressant. No published peer-reviewed double-blind clinical trials have been performed on humans to investigate the safety or effectiveness of Hoodia gordonii in pill form as a nutritional supplement.
One scientific study has been published in which the extract was injected directly into the brains of rats. The author of the rat study said that P57 was easily broken down by the liver, so it might be hard to take in enough of it to ensure that it had an effect. MacLean cautioned that currently available supplements might be inadequate, stating "I question whether there is really enough of the active ingredient in there to do much."
I went to the website that sells it and it just looks like another of those money-makers preying on the overweight.
It is a desert plant indigenous to parts of South Africa, Namibia, Namib Desert.
It has been used by bushmen to curb hunger on long treks.
How marketed: In TrimSpa X32. Also, the UK pharmaceutical co. Phytopharm is trying to develop weight-loss products based on hoodia.
Authentic Hoodia costs $225/kg USD on the open market (as of 1/06).
What does it do? It has been shown to reduce appetite in humans.
Efficacy: When fed to animals, they lost weight.
Safety: No published double-blind trials have conducted on humans.
Hoodia is not a stimulant.
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