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New Hoodia Patch Promises Easy Weight Loss
By now, you have probably heard a little about the hoodia plant. The hoodia is a short, green, stubby, cactus-like plant that grows only in the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa. Several reports suggest it is an effective appetite suppressant. Producers in the weight loss supplement industry are developing several products containing hoodia to assist in weight loss. One of the latest of these products is the hoodia patch.
The demand for a hoodia patch is high. The large population of overweight people today will buy almost anything promising easy weight loss. The hoodia patch is the latest of these products. Unfortunately, the availability of hoodia for making a hoodia patch or other hoodia weight loss supplement is limited.
The primary appetite suppressant of the hoodia patch is very hard to recreate in the laboratory. The ability to create large supplies of the appetite suppressing ingredient of the hoodia patch would make any diet company rich. The only way to produce the active ingredient in the hoodia patch currently is to obtain it directly from the hoodia plant. Because of its relative scarcity and the fact that the only place where hoodia is grown is the Kalahari Desert of Southern Africa, the hoodia plant has been protected internationally.
The active, "magic" substance in the hoodia plant is called P57. Hoodia weight loss products such as the hoodia patch seem to work by telling the brain that the stomach is full. The bushmen of the Kalahari, who discovered the hoodia plant, have eaten the raw plant for centuries to curb hunger. A major news network sent a reporter to the Kalahari to report on the plant in the hoodia patch. The reporter ate the hoodia plant and reported no thirst or hunger for a full day. Much of this is word of mouth evidence about the effects of a hoodia patch and much research is needed to confirm these findings.
Patches are a relatively new method for delivering a sustained, controlled dosage of a substance. In the case of a hoodia patch, the user would apply the patch to an area of skin. The hoodia patch would contain the active hoodia appetite suppressant P57. The P57 would be absorbed through the skin. Once the hoodia ingredients in the hoodia patch were gone, the user would affix a new hoodia patch.
The diet supplement industry still has some work to be done before a legitimate, proven hoodia patch is available. Companies are working on the hoodia patch and related products. Hoodia plantations are cropping up in the deserts of southern Africa to grow the plant in bulk. Researchers continue their efforts to produce a laboratory substitute for the active ingredient in the hoodia patch. Diet supplement buyers of the hoodia patch or similar products should always read the ingredients with care before purchasing.