What You Need To Know About Hoodia Weight Loss

Hoodia has been used by indigenous tribes in South Africa for centuries and has recently become known to the rest of the world for medicinal use.

Hoodia is a plant with 13 different species but recent medical attention has been shifted towards on particular species - Hoodia Gordonii - because of the effects on weight loss.

The tribesmen of South Africa used Hoodia as an appetite suppressant during long journeys through the desert to control hunger as food was sparse and not readily available.

Recent research into the Hoodia Gordonii plant has revealed that Hoodia does, in fact, suppress appetite. Experts found that the active ingredient in hoodia which suppressed hunger was an oxypreganae steroidal glycoside also known as P57.

Due to this, the rest of the world has become interested in Hoodia's weight loss ability. They believe that taking Hoodia could help reduce weight as users will consume less food and, therefore, reduce their calorie intake.

Many companies, such as phytopharm in the UK, are marketing Hoodia as a health supplement to manage weight loss. The purchase of Hoodia can be made from the internet in the form of pills and, more recently,in the form of a drink (hoodia tintcture) and diet bars containing the active ingredient, p57.

Users who purchase hoodia online should also be aware of the risks involved. Although, there have been no health risks reported in regards to Hoodia - the long term affects of the supplement are still unknown because of a lack of history in medical usage. The tribesmen of South Africa used Hoodia sparingly and not on a daily basis.

Further to this, there have also been no tests on pregnant women using Hoodia.

However, Hoodia has been proven to suppress appetite and help with weight loss. If you are thinking about buying hoodia, our recommendation is to use it sparingly and not rely on it as the whole solution to losing weight.

Hoodia is also natural way of losing weight as it derived from a plant, free from harmful chemicals and toxins and one company that carried out a test on 200 men and 200 women noted that, on average, their participants lost 2lbs every week and consumed almost 1000 less calories each day.

With that being said, the recommended guideline for hoodia weight loss is to use hoodia with a mixture of a healthy diet and plently of exercise to help you lose weight quicker.