The way it is advertised, you would think that hoodia is the magic wand that just needs to be waved to solve all your overweight problems. As though it a flash, the pounds would melt away, leaving a trim, slim you. The promises and the claims that you see spouted both in the printed media and on online sites portray hoodia as the great answer to the problem of obesity today.
So why should it be a scam? We don’t say that every brand is running a scam but consumers must be aware that many hoodia manufacturers tom-tom about the goodness of their product when in fact each capsule might contain just a minuscule amount of hoodia gordonii or worse, horror of horrors, there be no hoodia in it at all. How can manufacturers scam their buyers so impudently? Unfortunately, supplement do not go through stringent checks like prescription drugs and they are not scrutinized by the FDA so they get away with a lot of leeway when it comes to the actual contents of their product or of the promises they make. Just because many of these substances are classified as natural, they escape the very strict testing that any drug would have to go through.
When the plant was first identified as being able to suppress hunger, there was so much excitement in every hoodia gordonii review and this feeling has never quite died because it is what has given so many hope that they will lose weight. The thing is, the way it works is still unclear and one wonders if the promise of weight loss is all it takes to sell any product to a world that is obsessed with being thin. Yes, pure hoodia was used very successfully by the bushmen to contain their pangs of hunger and thirst but will the powder or the extracts or the concentrates work as well? Should it be eaten fresh like they did – breaking off a piece of the succulent plant and eating it, not storing it? Questions – so many of them and no answers yet. Meanwhile the world goes on with the fat and obese eyeing this new entrant into the market with awe and hoping it will make them step into a slimmer world.
True, many hoodia brands from the established manufacturers have certification that they contain the real hoodia gordonii and that they are pure with no additives. However, there are many who sell hoodia combined with so many other herbal powders – maybe all good in themselves but the hoodia content might not be enough to do the job it should. Therefore it is vital to ensure that what you are buying is the pure and potent hoodia and that the supplement contains hoodia and nothing but hoodia gordonii.