After recieving a rash of weight loss spam involving some mysterious product callled “Hoodia”, I decided to do a little investigation.

Hoodia is a flowering plant from south African countries and enjoys a protected status in these nations. One particular species “Hoodia gordonii” is often promoted as a weight loss “dietary supplement” by multi level marketers and late night infomercials. TrimSpa also markets it as “X37″ with that lovely psycho, Anna Nicole Smith.

Scientists supposed isolated the ingredient that causes appetite suppression, though it’s true effectiveness has yet to be confirmed, and it should be approached with caution.

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