Research and Clinical Studies on Hoodia

History of Hoodia

The Bushmen of South Africa have been consuming Hoodia Gordonii for thousands of years to control hunger during their long hunting trips. Incredibly, these people have been able to go days without eating and still remain strong and energetic after consuming Hoodia.

It is not until the mid 60’s that the first research was done on Hoodia as an appetite suppressant. Even then, it took another 30 years for South African laboratories to isolate the active appetite suppressing ingredient in Hoodia. This ingredient was called P57 and was licensed to the British pharmaceutical company - Phytopharm.

A pharmaceutical company, Pfizer learnt about Hoodia and expressed its keen interest in developing a Hoodia drug. In 1998, Phytopharm sub-licensed the rights to develop p57 to Pfizer for $21 million. Pfizer returned the rights of Hoodia to Phytopharm and the latter is now working with Unilever.
First animal study

Research on Hoodia is sparse. A 2004 study conducted by Brown University Medical School on Zucker rats (Zucker rats are special rats bred to be obese and diabetic). Injections of P57 were given into the appetite centre of rat brains. It resulted in altered levels of ATP. The rats that received Hoodia ate less, lost weight and even saw some reversal of diabetes. Anything that can stop a rat from eating is very significant! However, this was an animal study and injections in the brain are different from oral consumption, so it cannot be used to show that oral Hoodia can suppress appetite in humans.

First human trial

The first human clinical trial was conducted by Phytopharm in which volunteers were chosen from Leicester, England, and placed in a “phase 1 unit”. It was a place that had features as close to prison as it gets. Half the group was given Hoodia and the other half was given a placebo.

The results showed that there was a statistically significant reduction in caloric intake and body fat levels in the P57 group. No adverse side effects were reported in the P57 group. At the end of 15 days, the group on Hoodia had reduced their food intake by 1000 calories a day. These results our significant if one bears in mind that an average man consumes around 2,600 calories a day and a woman about 1,900. Thus, this trial study showed that the hoodia gordonii extract reduces hunger or curbs appetite.

What’s expected in future?

In 2006, Unilever announced that they were able to successfully extract Hoodia’s active ingredient in a form that could be marketed to the public. Human research trials are now ongoing and Unilever expects that a product with the active Hoodia extract will be available in 2008.

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Acording to the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion adults are overweight with 300 million of them are obese.

People have been getting fatter and fatter every year for the past 25 years. And this increase is not limited to adults. The percentage of young people who are overweight has more than tripled since 1980. Among children and teens aged 6-19 years, 16 percent (over 9 million young people) are considered overweight.

Why is this of concern? Mainly because it puts people at much higher risk for diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), coronary heart disease, stroke, and some forms of cancer.

Of special concern is the growing obesity rates among children. This is not only leading to a high degree of type 2 diabetes among teenagers but also setting them up for shortened life spans and more health problems in their later years.

The main culprits in the alarmingly fast growth of child obesity are, without a doubt, fast foods. Fast foods tend to be loaded with what has become the new primary food groups - salt, fat, and sugar. Any one of these ingredients in excess can easily lead to problems, but with all three you’re basically begging for trouble.

What’s even worse is that even so called ‘health foods’ are not helping with the problem. Foods advertised as "low-fat" tend to compensate with "high sugar". Foods low in sugar are high in salt. And fats are in food everywhere.

So what can we do? Some of the experts are pushing for governments to impose bans on junk foods. But that’s not going to happen.

The answer is moderation. We are never going to completely get rid of fast foods. Our entire economy is geared for it. But what we can do is to watch more closely what we eat by religiously choosing the low-calorie options at your restaurants and shopping marts.

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Hoodia diet pill is the result of such constant research. Scientists discovered that nomads in the deserts of Kalahari, who went on hunting, would consume a cactus called Hoodia to get over the hunger. What was in the cacti that helped dampen appetite? This was the question that scientists began investigating upon. It was ascertained that Hoodia has a wonder molecule, which fools the brain into believing that the stomach is full. This is why the nomads of Kalahari could run the entire day looking out for a hunt without feeling hungry; and this is how people looking out to reduce weight will not have the desire to eat and lose weight early.

Hoodia diet pill makes use of the miracle molecule present in the Hoodia plant. It is known as P 57 molecule. The license for developing Hoodia diet pill was taken by Cambridgeshire bio-pharmaceutical company, Phytopharm, which later sold the development and marketing rights to Pfizer, the pharmaceutical giant credited with developing Viagra.

A remarkable weight loss is brought about by Hoodia diet pill. In as less as 14 days, weight loss starts becoming visible on the user. Hoodia has been proven to reduce calorific intake by as much as 40%. The San people of Kalahari could not at first appreciate the use of Hoodia as a diet pill. This is because they had been using the plant to do away with the hunger pangs during periods of starvation. The San people live in deplorable conditions and Hoodia Gordonii is food, water and medicine to them. Pharmaceutical companies have promised a cut in the royalty to improve the conditions of these indigenous people.

Hoodia diet pill is organic and has no synthetic or artificial appetite control agents. Besides the users of Hoodia pill have testified that the use of the pill left no bad taste, no sick stomach, and no pounding heart at all. Moreover, the users did not feel the hunger pangs whole day. The normal dosage of Hoodia is 1200 mg in 3 to 6 pills a day. Users also complained of lesser or no side effects. Hoodia diet pill must be abstained if patient is already using any other appetite suppressant.

Failing energy and sleeplessness, associated with other weight loss drugs, can be bid farewell with Hoodia diet pill. It provides unperturbed energy. The San people also used it to treat diabetes and hypertension, although research has not yet been undertaken on Hoodia’s capabilities to treat these.

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Overweight and obesity are actual problems for the American population, but much more for women who are trying to look better.

Close to 60 million Americans are overweight or obese, but the problem is more relevant into the minorities. Acording to the Obesity Research conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the hispanic population was the most overweighted in the ethnic groups in 2000. Estimations reach to more than 20 million people.

Hoodia Diet is the solution for safe weight loss. Hoodia Gordonii contains a natural active ingredient, P57, which has only recently been identified. The P57 works as an appetite suppressant.

Taking Hoodia Diet Tablets when you are hungry alleviates the feeling of hunger and so makes you less likely to snack between meals due to hunger.

The Hoodia Gordonii Cactus has been used by the San indigenous people of South Africa for hundreds of years as an appetite suppressant and thirst quencher.

Extracts from this succulent have shown in clinical trials on obese subjects to reduce caloric intake by 30% to 40%. Significant weight loss has resulted from such a drop in caloric intake.

Therefore, Hoodia is one of the best and most powerful natural appetite suppressant available, if used in conjunction with any diet. Hoodia will help you to stop snacking between meals. It will also help you to reduce the amount that you eat at meal times.

Dieting is not easy, you need to make your mind up that you are going to choose a diet plan that appeals to you and use Hoodia Diet Tablets to help you stick to your diet by reducing your daily calorie intake.

Some users of Hoodia simply take the tablets 3 times a day, one hour before normal meal times, and this will allow them to eat less at each meal, so reducing daily calorie intake.

Others find a low carb or low fat diet and take Hoodia Diet Tablets to stop them feeling hungry between these meals.

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I realize this sounds like a broken record, but if you want to loose weight and keep it off then you need weight loss exercise as part of your routine! Whether you think ‘but I don’t want to exercise, I hate exercise, I don’t need to exercise’… or whatever other excuse you might have, the fact is weight loss exercise is the key to success.

The bottom line is you can join whatever fad diet you want.. if you do not start a weight loss exercise routine then your chances of successful weight loss will be dropped dramatically. Sure you will loose some weight, after all that is achieved simply by consuming less calories then your body requires to function. The problem is simply starving your body causes it to go into a fasting state. This is a defensive move that your body takes to help you survive, what happens is your metabolism slows down which in turn gives you a felling a fatigue plus it tries to store up extra fat reserves.

This is why weight loss exercise is so important!

Now you might be thinking, will not my body do that even if I am working out?

Think about this for a second, say you consume 3000 calories a day and your body burns 2200 with your everyday activities, if you suddenly cut those calories to below 2200 and do not start any weight loss exercise program then your body simply resorts to a fasting state and tries to protect your body from starvation. Now you will loose fat, however your body will also loose muscle as it tries to fill in those calories that you are not taking in… and worse of all you will feel hungry, lethargic and miserable. Your mouth will be drooling for food and you will feel like crap

Ok so what does weight loss exercise have to do with this?

Exercise causes your body to burn calories; it also increases your energy levels. So instead of starving yourself thin, keep eating the same amount of calories you are currently eating and instead increase your calorie burning to overtake your consuming. Now that might sound hypocritical because would you not still be starving yourself. Simply no… your muscles will be getting worked, your heart will be pumping and your body will become an efficient calorie burning machine. Once you start exercising you will find that you will want to start eating healthier and you will start eating foods that are not empty calories… that is foods with high calories and fill the gap for only short periods of time.

However, this is not a completely true statement… the reason is because everyone is different. So if you start an exercise routine and still feel you are ravenous for junk food, then intervention is needed. For some this could be as simple as taking a fiber supplement that expands and fills the gap others might try different appetite suppressants that fool the body into not feeling hungry. The point is, start a weight loss exercise program and listen to your body. If supplements are needed in conjunction with a weight loss exercise routine, then try them, but please don’t try just starving yourself thin.

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As with any healthy diet, the Hoodia diet should never totally exclude any of your regular three daily meals. Since Hoodia diet pills successfully act as a natural appetite suppressant when they are made from 100% pure Hoodia Gordonii plant, it can be easy to skip meals. Most generally, if we are not hungry, we do not think about eating. For a Hoodia diet to be successful, it is important to continue to have each of your planned meals when you regularly have them. This is necessary in order to help maintain good blood sugar levels in your body, as well as to help maintain appropriate metabolism levels. However, you will likely find the portions you eat during meal times will be smaller, thus your daily calorie intake less.

Just as Hoodia Gordonii products, such as HungerAway by HoodiaPharm, naturally suppress your appetite, they also ward off thirst. This is just one of the reasons it is so important to remember to increase your daily water intake while on a Hoodia diet. Other reasons include:

water consumption increases metabolism rates
water consumption helps rid the body of harmful toxins
water consumption helps eliminate excess fluid stored in body tissue

As with any diet, drinking plenty of water can be crucial to the success of a Hoodia diet, as well.

Can you imagine trying to follow an exercise plan with low metabolism levels? It can be done, but it is not an easy task. By drinking plenty of water we can actually help raise our metabolism levels. This can not only help us excel with our exercise programs, but it can also help increase the amount of weight we actually lose when done in conjunction with eating healthy, and taking 100% pure Hoodia Gordonii supplements.

Increasing your daily water intake can also help rid your body of toxins, as well as any excess fluids that may be stored in your tissue. When taking Hoodia Gordonii supplements in addition to your regular diet, you may notice that you lose a great deal of weight during your first week. This is actually the water, as well as the Hoodia Gordonii, together doing their job. This rapid weight loss is often the result of the decrease in water retention. While rapid weight loss the first week of your Hoodia diet is common, you should not expect it to continue at that rate. Setting realistic weight loss goals, such as two pounds per week, will aid in your dieting success.

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Hoodia is a genus of thirteen species in the flowering plant Apcynaceae family, which is under the subfamily Asclepiadoideae. Hoodia plants are trunk succulents, which are also known as Cactiform because of the significant similarity between them and the unconnected cactus family. Their height can be a maximum of 1m and they have big flowers which often have strong smell and flesh color. A lot of hoodia plants are secured plants, ranging to southern Angola from Central Namibia, in rocky areas and plains in particular. Some of those species are treated as garden plants and one of those, Hoodia Gordonii, is now under investigation for using it as an appetite suppressant.

Hoodia gordonii diet pills, products and liquids are now very effective due to the Hoodia Breakthrough. Just because of that, losing weight is more effective and much safer now-a-days with all natural pure Hoodia diet pills and liquids. Some of the Hoodia Gordonii products are Pure Hoodia Diet Pills, Hunger Block Plus Diet Pills, Hoodia Liquid, Hoodia Comb packs etc. These are now famous throughout the globe because of their effectiveness and safety.

Many people are afraid of diet pills because diet pills usually have scary side effects. An obese person, who has struggled to lose his/ her weight, has perhaps chosen diet pills and it is probable to be frustrated with his/ her options because before the pharmaceutical industry produced weight loss medications have always been double-edged sword. Either they worked having major side effects or they did not work at all. Hoodia Diet Pills have become very successful as they do not have any side effects and work very efficiently.

Then again, hoodia diet pills lessen a person’s desire for food and thus the intake of his/ her calorie. If a person consumes lesser calories than he actually burns, then he/ she will definitely lose his/ her weight. He/ she will certainly not gain any weight if he/ she consistently maintains a ‘caloric deficit’. Products such as, Hoodia diet pills are made in such a way so that a person’s appetite is lessened and he/ she loses some redundant pounds. The Hoodia plant is responsible for the endurance of the oldest people of mankind, the San people of Africa. They executed this plant to reduce hunger during long hunting missions. This plant is proved to be dangerous or unpleasant side effects free. Researches after researches have presented this modern diet pill which is made from Hoodia Gordonii. It controls hunger through the hypothalamus by using a person’s body’s own natural messenger system to inform him/ her when, what and how much food he/ she has to have. Hoodia diet pills work for preventing weight gaining without initiating any kinds of heating or speeding of internal organs. It provides a mighty weapon to reduce hunger because having this pill, a person takes way much lesser calories.

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Hoodia diet pills are effective solutions for weight loss as they actually act as appetite suppressants. These are basically absorption inhibitors that block fats from getting absorbed in the body and this way prevents obesity in the body. Moreover, these Hoodia diet pills are natural form of medication which is effective as well as free from hazardous side effects. That is why they are getting popular among users and have huge demand with the passage of time.

Basically Hoodia Goronii is a medicinal foodstuff and is also consumed for treating abdominal soreness that arises due to peptic ulceration.

Following are presented some of the valuable tips that should be taken into consideration while purchasing effective Hoodia diet supplements:
It is always advisable to pay attention to the ingredients that are marked on the label of the product. The ideal Hoodia diet supplement must contain high quantity of Hoodia Goronii, say around 400 mg. Check out if it contains any unnecessary artificial ingredients. Also make sure that the Hoodia supplements you are choosing do not contain stimulants and other dangerous ingredients.
The health supplement you are selecting must have undergone rigorous lab testing. Always make choice for the products of those companies whose products have got anonymously as well as randomly tested in independent laboratory. This way you will get assured about the authenticity and accuracy of the product.
It is always good to buy the health supplements that claim to be made from the flower, leaves and skin. If the product is made from the whole plant, it may not give the desired outcome.
It has been seen that the label shows that product contains Hoodia Goronii in the proportion of 10:1. This simply states the fact that 10 grams of the natural substance have been used to prepare 1 gram of the powder of the pills. Then it becomes imperative to buy at least 500 mg of product.
Beware of the fake pills that are available in the market. Always buy certified pills as this will ensure authenticity of the Hoodia diet pills.

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Finding genuine Hoodia diet pills is a Herculean task. It needs through research and knowledge on the diet pill. There are a number of online stores, which claim of selling genuine Hoodia diet pills. However, one should always keep in mind that any plant that has to have the power of Hoodia Gordonii has to be grown in Kalahari Desert. If the plant is not grown there, then the diet pill that is developed from that plant is not genuine Hoodia diet pills.

Hoodia Gordonii is a cactus like plant that has been in use by the natives of Kalahari Desert during their long hunting sojourns. These hunters chew the plant in order to avoid hunger. It is only recently that the western world came to know of its full potential. The extract is named as P-57 and this is the substance, which helps an individual suppress appetite.

As the appetite is suppressed due to its intake, an individual can stay away from food for long. In addition, as food intake is lower, the individual goes through weight loss. Genuine Hoodia diet pills are made from P-57. Every obese have now become well acquainted with Hoodia diet pills. However, it is hard to know whether an individual who buys the pills get genuine Hoodia diet pills or not.

Thus, it means that Genuine Hoodia diet pills should contain extracts of Hoodia Gordonii plant from the Kalahari Desert. It may due to the type of soil or the climatic condition there at Kalahari Desert but an individual should always keep in mind that it needs a lot of research on finding Genuine Hoodia Diet Pills.

These researches can be done online. To research, an individual can join online forums and go through reviews of various patients who have benefited from the drug. Only after the research on genuine Hoodia diet pills should one buy it. To order and buy it, online method is considered a much better option as it lets a patient to avail a number of discounts and rebates on Hoodia.

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The weight loss industry is one of the largest commercial industries that exists. One of the reasons why it is so large is because there are so many people that are trying to lose weight at any given time. Although many people are serious about weight loss whenever they first start these diets, very few of them are able to have the willpower that is necessary to stick with them for the long term. Try as they may, they usually end up gaining the weight back and eating more as a result. If you tend to find yourself in this situation as well, you might want to try one of the weight-loss products that is now available and is working quite well.

Have you ever heard of Hoodia? Hoodia diet pills can help you to reach your weight-loss goals by suppressing your appetite. Although there have been many products through the years which make the claim to do the same thing, very few of them have been able to live up to those claims that they are making. There were a couple of products that really did help to suppress our appetite but they were eventually pulled off the market because they were found to be dangerous. This is not the case with Hoodia. Why is that?

Hoodia diet pills are based on the Hoodia Gordonii plant, a cactus that grows in the deserts of South Africa. If you get a true Hoodia product, it will contain a fair quantity of this particular cactus and it is what makes your appetite disappear. Not only has this been tested by various, well-known news groups in recent years, it is something that has been used for generations by natives that live in the area. Whenever it was time for them to go on a long hunt, they would take some Hoodia with them in order to suppress their appetite while they were gone.

Of course, Hoodia diet pills and other weight loss pills are not the only weight-loss products that are available on the market. You might be surprised to learn that there are some interesting and rather ingenious ways for us to burn additional calories without the strain of exercise. After all, very few of us are able to stick with an exercise regime long enough for it to really do us any good. If you’re interested in losing some weight in this way, you might want to look at one of the powerballs that are available.

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