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Hoodia
Gordonii Weight Loss Diet Pill
Copyright Richard Keir
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Gotten any email spam lately with a 'warning' about buying
fake Hoodia products or Hoodia products with a variety of
fillers?
Of course, they assure you that THEIR product is 'the original
product.' It may be the original product, whatever
that might mean, but the chances of it containing Hoodia
are pretty close to zero.
Or maybe you're getting the spam about Hoodia 92--, whatever,
or one about getting into skinny jeans or having men chase
you, or the brickwall last 18 pounds spam with the large "disc0unts". Obviously
the spammers see this as a potentially lucrative market.
If any of the spam tempts you, you really need to be aware
of a few things about Hoodia.
The whole diet area is scam heaven for unscrupulous, dishonest
con artists selling products that do nothing and cost a lot. The
few legitimate ones can be nearly impossible to identify
among the fakes.
Legally, only one company has the license to market Hoodia
as a weight loss product. Hoodia gordonii, as a weight loss
product, has been patented by CSIR (the South African Council
for Scientific and Industrial Research) and patents have
been submitted in territories all over the world. Exclusive
license for these patents belongs to Phytopharm, a bio-pharmaceutical
company.
The main problem is that Hoodia is a slow growing succulent
(it looks sort of like a cactus) which grows wild in limited
areas in South Africa, Namibia and Botswana. While
not endangered (yet), it is listed in Appendix II of CITES
(Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora). That means there are legal
controls on collecting Hoodia and on exporting it.
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Hoodia contains a molecule called P57 (catchy name, isn't
it?). According to Phytopharm's Dr Richard Dixey, P57 essentially
tricks the brain into feeling full. No side effects except
a sense of feeling good have yet been identified but clinical
trials are still underway to ensure that the Hoodia extract
is safe. Unfortunately, while P57 can be artificially made,
the process cannot be scaled up to produce commercial quantities
at affordable prices.
Phytopharm is, however, in the process of developing extensive
Hoodia plantations. This takes time since Hoodia has never
been cultivated before and all the problems of pests, plant
diseases, correct growing conditions, etc. have to be figured
out.
What all this really means is that right now the quantities
of real Hoodia available are extremely limited. Some legitimate
supplement companies have even been scammed by their suppliers
into believing that they were receiving genuine Hoodia when
they were getting roots, other succulents, sawdust, etc.
As a consumer, you are likely to get burned buying any weight
loss product that is supposed to contain Hoodia unless it
has been licensed by Phytopharm. Food supplements (NOT
labeled as a weight loss product) may or may not contain
Hoodia. Ones that may actually contain Hoodia may not
have enough to have any weight loss effect. Some may contain
Hoodia, but not the active ingredient (that P57 molecule).
At this point, Phytopharm is planning to bring out various
food products containing Hoodia gordonii, hopefully by 2008.
Meanwhile, unless it's a Pytopharm product, if it claims
to be Hoodia and to be for weight loss, at the very least
the marketing is illegal and infringes on Phytopharm's rights,
and, most probably, the product has either none of the necessary
product or too little to be effective.
Once real Hoodia products do become more widely available,
they could be extremely helpful in weight reduction and appetite
control. But now? Over the internet? Scams seem to rule,
so be prepared to waste your money. While Hoodia certainly
appears to work - and probably is safe, your chances of actually
getting Hoodia, unless you are very careful, make focusing
on maintaining a workable diet and exercise program a much
more certain alternative for losing weight.
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About the author
Richard writes on a variety of health
and niche subjects. If you're interested in low carb (be
careful with this kind
of diet, it may be unsafe), http://www.Carb.Werkz.org has
recipes, articles, news and diet resources.
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