Has anyone used Hoodia with any success?

Question

Its a slimming product made from an african cactus plant

Answer 1

That is just a scam to get your money. Now I'm not saying that the FDA is always right but they've been investigating several known companies that made promises of weight loss with their pills and at least a few of them have Hoodia as an ingredient in the pills. I would just try exercising and try to work out what would be sensible/healthy eating(in terms of calories and number of meals per day;also,what foods you think would help you that you could eat and foods that you shouldn't eat.) Really,the problem(myself included)is continuing the changes we make even after you reach whatever your goal weight might be. Good Luck and please try not to get duped into trying any quick weight-loss things like diet pills,etc.

Answer 2

Still looking for a quick fix???

Yesterday it was Reductil now its Hoodia.... You can carry on wasting your time and money and only listening to people who tell you what you want to hear, but its not going to change the fact that the only way you will lose body fat is by burning more calories than you consume and there is no evidence that any pill can do that whilst you sit on the sofa...

Hoodia Gordonii is the latest in a long line of weight loss panaceas that have been foisted upon the general public by dietary supplement hucksters. And just like all of hoodia's forerunners, there really isn't much scientific evidence to support the use of hoodia as a weight loss supplement.

Hoodia comes from cactus found in South Africa and Namibia to be precice. The parts of the cactus that contain the Hoodia are ground down into powder which is in turn manufactured into whatever form the supplement manufacturers deem necessary.

There are two major problems with Hoodia.

The first problem is that there is no independent research to verify the claims that Hoodia can aid in weight loss or act as an appetite suppressant. The "research" touted on the Internet is nothing of the legitimate kind, as most of these hoodia sites are nothing more than advertisements that have been set up by supplement marketers.

Another telling sign that Hoodia doesn't work is that pharmaceutical giant Pfizer started development of a hoodia based drug, but has since turned over the development rights to another company. If Hoodia showed any promise, it's doubtful that Pfizer would have abandoned their project and given the opportunity to another pharmaceutical company.

The other major problem with hoodia is that even if Hoodia did work as advertised, there is no guarantee that there is actual Hoodia in the Hoodia supplements. There have been stories that up to two-thirds of all the hoodia supplements sold in the United States are counterfeit. An independent lab analysis of seventeen different hoodia products found that only six of these products actually contained any Hoodia.

Spending your money on any weight loss supplement is a bad idea, but spending on Hoodia is the worst "investment" that anyone can make.

Just eat healthy and exercise!!!!

Answer 3

The BBC did a recent programme on Hoodia and found no evidence of its effectiveness. It's a scam

Answer 4

Set your laptop alarm to ring hourly—stand upward for 1 to 5 minutes whenever it goes off.

Answer 5

With breakfast, go ahead and beverage orange juice. But throughout all of those other day, focus on water instead of juice or soda

Answer 6

i have lost 5 pounds in my first week. that is my tenth day and that i have lined salad with some protein (eg. egg/ lean hen) as you said. After 4 years of attempting, the fat is finally coming off. It extremely sounds like magic! commence immediately!

Answer 7

Head out dancing or take dancing classes.

Answer 8

Visit a museum or art gallery.

Answer 9

Go forth dancing or take dancing instructions.

Answer 10

Teach your kids your chosen sport (or have them show you theirs).