Hoodia and Hunger
Perhaps you've already heard of hoodia, the unsightly and
unpleasant tasting cactus-like plant which grows in the Kalahari
Desert. In recent months, hoodia has received an overwhelming
amount of attention from the media for it's ability to suppress
hunger with no discernable negative side effects. But how
exactly does this plant fool our brains into thinking we are
full?
Hoodia contains, among other things, steroidal glycosides. These
glycosides, when consumed, act on the hypothalamus of the human
brain in much the same way that an increase in the amount of
sugar in the bloodstream would. When the hypothalamus believes
that blood sugar is high, it sends out a signal to the body that
no more sustenance is required. Effectively, one of the
components of hoodia's biological make-up tricks our brains into
thinking we have already consumed enough caloric intake, which
consequently suppresses our hunger.
Several studies have been performed on both animals and humans
which have shown conclusive results that hoodia is effective in
facilitating weight loss. The only known side effect of hoodia
is a feeling of overall well-being which accompanies appetite
suppression. While the majority of the human studies performed
on hoodia have involved participants who suffer from obesity,
animal studies indicate that hoodia may be just as effective in
helping those who are in reasonably good health but would like
to lose a small amount of weight.
Unlike ephedra and caffeine based stimulants, hoodia
demonstrates no cardiovascular side effects such as thermal or
nervous system acceleration or increased blood pressure.
While the medical community continues to study what many are
calling the greatest weapon in the fight against obesity,
several manufacturers have made hoodia available to the public
in pill or patch form. Perhaps the magic pill that science has
been searching for decades has been with us all along, slowly
growing in the Kalahari Desert.
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