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In this article we will examine the science
behind Hoodia Gordonii and how it has been studied as an appetite
suppressant. In addition, we will examine theories on how
hoodia is able to suppress your
appetite.
Is there evidence that
Hoodia Gordonii works as an appetite suppressant?
Yes! For thousands of years the Bushmen of
South Africa having been eating Hoodia Gordonii to fight off hunger
during their long hunting trips. The appetite suppressant power of
Hoodia Gordonii for the Bushmen is not a question, it is a simple
fact of life. So while the Bushmen did not do formal clinical
studies, there is thousands of years of real world evidence that
eating Hoodia suppresses your appetite.
There is also a growing body of journalist
who can attest to the powers of
hoodia.
Here is a piece of the transcript from 60 Minutes (aired in
Nov 2004):
So how did it work? Stahl says she had no
after effects - no funny taste in her mouth, no queasy stomach,
and no racing heart. She also wasn't hungry all day, even when she
would normally have a pang around mealtime. And, she also had no
desire to eat or drink the entire day. "I'd have to say it did
work," says Stahl.
- Leslie Stahl reporting on CBS News 60
Minutes
Tom Mangold, a correspondent from the BBC
News reporting the following after eating Hoodia from the Kalahari
Desert...
At about 1800hrs I ate about half a
banana size (piece of hoodia gordonii) - and later so did my
cameraman. Soon after, we began the four hour drive back to
Capetown.
The plant is said to have a feel-good
almost aphrodisiac quality, and I have to say, we felt good. But
more significantly, we did not even think about food. Our brains
really were telling us we were full. It was a magnificent
deception.
Dinner time came and went. We reached our
hotel at about midnight and went to bed without food. And the next
day, neither of us wanted nor ate breakfast.
I ate lunch but without appetite and very
little pleasure. Partial then full appetite returned slowly after
24 hours.
- Tom Mangold, BBC News reporting on
5/30/03
Not only is
Hoodia is being positively "field
tested" by journalists, they are some of the most respected
journalist in their field.
What clinical studies have
been done with P57?
In 2001 Phytopharm completed a
double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study in overweight, but
otherwise healthy volunteers using the P57 extract from
Hoodia gordonii.
The participants were split into two groups, one received the P57
and the other received a placebo. Each group was told to continue
their normal diet and exercise. The results of the study were as
follows:
When comparing the P57 group to the Placebo
group:
- The P57 group had a statistically
significant reduction in caloric intake
- The P57 group had a statistically
significant reduction in body fat
- The P57 had no adverse side effects
On average the P57 group ate about 1,000
calories a day less than those in the control group. These are
very impressive results when you consider that the the average
American man consumes about 2,600 calories a day; a woman about
1,900
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