Hoodia Gum for Natural Weight Loss?

Last year hoodia pops were introduced to the market as the next great weight loss product and now we have hoodia gum. A recent press release announced that a company known for producing “functional gums” is introducing a new hoodia gum product.

Their hoodia gum is one of their newest products in a line of their functional gums. They also produce breast enhancement gum, anti-aging gum, and virility gum to name a few. That’s no joke either! I had no idea there was gum to enlarge breasts or to increase virility. Are there actually people out there that buy these products?

At any rate, this company is touting their hoodia gum as a “total weight loss package.” When I read that I couldn’t stop laughing. Can you imagine a gum product being a total weight loss package? If that were true you’d never have to diet or exercise. You could just chew gum all day long and the fat would just melt away. How ridiculous!

They are claiming their hoodia gum is all-natural, stimulant free, curbs appetite, and boosts energy. I’m sure it’s natural and stimulant free, but I doubt very much that it curbs appetite and boosts energy. First of all, their hoodia gum only has 120mg of hoodia. Assuming that’s 120mg of authentic hoodia gordonii, that small amount will do nothing to suppress appetite.

Experts say it could take as much as 3 grams (3,000mg) of hoodia gordonii per day or more to effectively suppress appetite. You’d have to chew about 25 pieces of gum per day to get that much hoodia gordonii. Do you think you could chew that much gum? I didn’t think so. A few pieces of this gum will do very little, if anything, to suppress your appetite.

If you run across this product or any hoodia gum product, don’t waste your money! If you want to try hoodia gordonii, then stick with the traditional hoodia capsules that have enough authentic hoodia gordonii to actually suppress appetite such as Desert Burn hoodia or Hoodoba Pure.