Does hoodia work

Does hoodia work is the big question a lot of people who are trying to lose some weight are asking themselves.

There are enough weight loss products on the market that are big on hype but short on substance.

Is hoodia any different? What does hoodia research show?

Let's state right up front that so far there is good news, and there is "bad" news. We think the good news outweighs the bad news quite a bit, and we think you'll agree.

Here's what we mean...

Hoodia Research

In 2001 a company named Phtyopharm, a British based pharmaceutical company, conducted what is considered to be the gold standard of scientific studies: namely, what is known as a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study.

In this study, half of the participants were given P57 hoodia gordonii extract (for more info on what P57 is, please read Phytopharm's hoodia gordonii) and half were given a placebo (what is also called a sugar pill).

To make a long story short, the participants who were using P57 hoodia gordonii extract ended up consuming on average 1,000 calories less per day than the placebo participants (sometimes also called the control group).

That is very significant and could only be viewed a smashing success for this hoodia research and to the answer of the question: does hoodia really work ?

More to the point, the group using P57 hoodia gordonii extract experienced: reduction in calories consumed; reduction in body fat; and had no discernible bad side effects when compared against the control group.

Wow!

So why can't we all jump up and down and say YES! to the question of: does hoodia work ?

Well, the bad news is that it's only one study and many more studies need to be carried out in the world of science to make sure future clinical studies don't end up contradicting previous studies.

Another problem with the Phytopharm study was that the amount of participants was pretty small. A longer term study which encompasses a great deal many more participants is what is needed now.

How Does Hoodia Work?

The non-scientific answer is that hoodia gordonii appears to be able to "trick" the brain into believing you're full, even if you're not.

More scientifically, when you consume food, the good gives you energy because it contains glucose. There are nerve cells in a region of the brain that senses the presence of glucose after you eat.

Because these nerve cells sense the glucose (because you have eaten), it triggers a reaction that for all practical purposes "tells you" you are full.

Well, what hoodia gordonii seems to do is mimic the effect that glucose has on these same nerve cells in the brain and "tricks" you into thinking you are full even when you haven't eaten anything.

Pretty fascinating, stuff!

So, the bottomline right now is that hoodia gordonii looks really promising but further research needs to be conducted to truly answer the question: does hoodia really work ?

Of course, a lot of people who want to lose weight are understandably not willing to wait around, which is why the natural products market selling hoodia gordonii is booming. For those people not willing to wait, we'd advise you to at least read our Hoodia extract page first so you can make a more informed choice.

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