Hoodia Gordonii Plus is acclaimed by many as an effective appetite suppressant. It is derived from a succulent plant in the African desert, and for centuries indigenous people have eaten the plant to suppress the appetite during long hunting trips. But does the plant and its related products really result in weight loss?
While there have been inconclusive medical studies of hoodia on rats, there has yet to be published scientific evidence proving that it is a true appetite suppressant in people. Additionally, little research has been done to determine if there are any side effects of taking hoodia.
A doctor and medical director at Bucks Country Clinical Research in Pennsylvania, Richard M. Goldfarb, says he tested the effectiveness of hoodie on seven patients and did find it effective, but the results were never published in a peer-reviewed journal, so it cannot be used as official evidence that hoodia can help people lose weight.
Adrienne Youdim, a doctor and the medical director of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Comprehensive Weight Loss Program, and Michael Steelman, a doctor and chairman of the board for the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, both say there is not enough published scientific evidence to show that hoodia should be used for weight loss. The Federal Trade Commission, which acts to protect consumers, does not recommend using diet products that make extreme claims.
Another problem is that many products out there claim to have hoodia ingredients, but are counterfeit. Genuine hoodia comes only from Africa - not Mexico or China or any other country. You should ensure the hoodia you are getting is licensed by the Western Cape Conservation Authority of South Africa. Hoodia is also a rare and protected plant, and the amount of the plant that can be exported from Africa is limited. Because the amount of plants leaving the country is small, some critics have said there isn’t enough cultivated hoodia to really be in all the weight loss products that claim to contain it.
Additionally, many places are selling hoodia as a weight loss supplement in dried powder form, but the appetite-suppressing qualities of hoodia are only in fresh, large pieces of the plant.
Before you decide to try Hoodia Gordonii Plus, you may want to ask your doctor what they think. It may be wiser to try a weight loss program that focuses more on healthy eating and regular exercise than taking a pill. If you do take the pill, remember that no scientific study has proven its effectiveness and that there has been no study of its long-term effects.
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