Hoodia Weight Loss
Is there a relationship with weight & Hoodia pills, does Hoodia actually help you lose weight? This question is yet to be answered with recognized scientific studies, but it would appear there are believers and non-believers in this theory, users of a Hoodia pill claiming to lose weight and those suggesting it is a scam.
The idea behind the Hoodia diet suggests that an active ingredient in Hoodia Gordonii causes the brain to relay a message that you are not hungry, therefore causing a decrease in food intake. The question behind whether Hoodia weight loss is legitimate is difficult to substantiate without any well established human trials. Whether Hoodia is suppressing the appetite in individuals may only be one element to people's weight loss, there are other factors that always play a role in weight loss including exercise and the types of food eaten on a daily basis.
Another important factor raised by some marketers of Hoodia is the quality of the supplement you choose for your Hoodia diet. Many suppliers will indicate that unless the product you are taking contains 100% Hoodia Gordonii from South Africa it will be ineffective in suppressing your appetite. There are some companies that claim to authenticate their products with certifications, lab reports and permits; the CITES certificate is an international certification protecting plants, an alchemist's lab report can display the chromatographic profiles in a Hoodia sample, and the USDA provides a permit for legal importation of Protected Plants. Although several sellers of Hoodia pills provide copies of these documents for review there are some who say these documents can be easily forged and therefore may not provide legitimate proof of 100% Hoodia Gordonii content.
To date supplements are not regulated by the FDA and at present no other products are on the market that fall under any regulation to indicate authenticity of Hoodia content. This however may change in the near future, read more on this subject in our Hoodia News.