Important Thing To Know About Hoodia Weight Loss Supplements

The most important consideration is that any Hoodia product should be authenticated by a verifiable Independent Lab. Alchemists Pharmaceuticals is currently the lab that verifies the quality and origin of Hoodia in a product. Lab reports that are issued should have a Lot number that verifies the batch tested corresponds to the Lot number on the product label. An Independent Lab report is the best way to determine if you are receiving a high quality Hoodia product. Rip-off products will not have this report while premium Hoodia products will.

Hoodia gordonii is a rare and expensive succulent and it take between five to seven years for the plant to mature and produce the appetite suppressant molecule. Do not purchase cheap Hoodia products, as they do not contain Hoodia gordonii, the only Hoodia plant that has the appetite suppressant molecule.

When you purchase online be sure to use an established company that displays verifiable credentials. At a minimum the site should have a toll free number, a physical address, a refund policy and a customer service phone number and not just an email address.

There are several high quality Hoodia pills on the market that produce positive results. However, the liquid extract form of Hoodia may deliver more effective results faster. The extract delivers a higher concentration of the active ingredient per dose. The liquid form does not have to be digested as pills do and are therefore metabolized faster and are more potent. Herbalists and naturopaths prefer extracts to pills due to the increased potency and results. Liquid forms are more easily absorbed as they are pre-extracted and you do not have to digest them. Hoodia is from the woody roots of the plant and is hard to digest in a pill form. If you have problems digesting food you will have a hard time digesting a Hoodia in pill form. The liquid extract is absorbed almost immediately.

Research on Hoodia is limited to date but the studies that have been performed show impressive results. The CSIR, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, in South Africa began studying Hoodia and found that lab animals lost weight after taking Hoodia. They began to work with Phytopharm to isolate Hoodia’s active ingredient. They discovered a steroidal glycoside, named p57 that they believe is the molecule that suppresses the appetite. To date they have spent over $20 million on research. They have completed placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical studies of healthy, overweight volunteers using the p57 molecule. One half of the group was given p57 and the other half a placebo. The results found that on average the group that received the p57 molecule ate about 1,000 calories less per day than the placebo group. Animal studies indicate that caloric intake may be reduced from 30 to 50 percent. In 2004, Brown University Medical School performed a study on “Zucker Rats”. Zucker Rats are bred to be diabetic and obese. When given Hoodia these rats lost weight and some even saw a reversal of their diabetes.