Reasons to Buy Hoodia Weight Loss Products

Hoodia is a cactus that is causing a stir within the weight loss industry due to its
appetite suppressing capabilities. The product hoodia is sold in capsule, liquid
and tea form in health food stores and also on the internet. 60 Minutes, ABC,
and the BBC have all issued articles on the hoodia weight loss product.

Although hoodia was only recently discovered and introduced into the U.S.
market, the Bushmen of the Kalahari desert, South Africa, have been eating
hoodia for many centuries. The bushmen were known to cut off sections of the
stem and eat it as it would make them feel fuller faster and longer. It was also
known that the bushmen would eat the hoodia as a means of reducing abdominal
cramps, indigestion and diabetes.

In 1963, scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
began studying hoodia and found initial results very promising; lab animals lost
weight after taking hoodia. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer caught wind of hoodia
and the results it was showing and became very interested in developing a
hoodia drug.

Pfizer discovered a molecule within hoodia, P57 which is known to be the appetite
suppressant molecule. Many of the worlds leading pharmaceutical companies are
now hoping to license this P57 molecule into a legalized weight loss pill.

Hoodia appears to suppress the appetite dramatically and makes you feel fuller
faster and longer. The buzz surrounding hoodia all started as a result of the 60Minutes
correspondent Leslie Stahl who's crew traveled to Africa to try hoodia. Leslie Stahl tried
the hoodia product before her hunting trip into the desert. She said she "lost the desire
to eat or drink the entire day."