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What are the dangers of using hoodia?

  • 3 years ago
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As long as you are taking hoodia diet pills that contain 100% authentic hoodia gordonii, there are no known dangers to be concerned about at this time.

Hoodia is a cactus-like plant. There are 13 varieties of hoodia but only the hoodia gordonii variety has the ability to suppress appetite. It is found only in South Africa and the only way you can get your hands on it is to get it in the form of a supplement.

There is a limited supply of hoodia gordonii and a very high demand so it is very expensive - about $60 per bottle. Unfortunately, what has happened is a lot of companies are taking advantage of dieters and are selling fake or inferior diet pills. Those are the ones that could be dangerous - depending on what crap they stuff in their products. Pay close attention to the labels and do your research!

I provided a link below that provides a checklist of what to look for when you are ready to buy hoodia diet pills. It will help you find supplements that contain only authentic hoodia gordonii to ensure you find a safe product to take.

Travis

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  • 3 years ago
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Thank you so much for your complete answer.
I wanted to let you know that I have updated this article, which now highlights 13 things to look for when you buy hoodia! The link to the article can be found here:
http://hoodiaandweightloss.com…

Travis

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Hoodia has been around for a while and so far there have been no scientific studies that prove hoodia causes weight loss.

Also Pfizer released its rights to hoodia in 2002. If hoodia was worth a dime while would pfizer dump it ?

http://oneaweek.us/weight-loss/2007/06/hoodia-research/

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