A recent study has noted that an alarming number of Americans are turning obese, not by accident, but as a lifestyle choice. According to recent data from US and international health groups, Americans are among the fattest people on earth.
The National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that obesity has risen at an epidemic rate during the past two decades. A former US Surgeon General notes that obesity accounts for an estimated 300,000 deaths per year, as this condition raises the risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, cancer and other chronic diseases.
The alarming rise in the number of overweight individuals has fuelled the boom in the sale and promotion of many weight loss products and supplements, and Hoodia Gordonii is one of many weight loss formulas that are competing for a sizable chunk of the weight-loss market.
Tips In Choosing Superior-Quality Hoodia Weight Loss Supplements
In order for consumers to only purchase good-quality and legitimate Hoodia Gordonii products, it would be helpful to know a few extra details about the product and its characteristics.
- There are many types of plant varieties , however only the Gordonii species possesses the active appetite-suppressing qualities. The main focus for consumers here is not to simply buy a product because it's labelled "100% natural Hoodia."
- If you are buying these supplements on the Internet, you need to first ask the supplier to provide you a copy of a CITES certificate issued by the proper authorities. CITES stands for the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species. CITES considers the cactus-like plant to be an endangered one, and has strictly been monitoring the harvest and trade of this natural resource.
* Many so-called supplements are prepared by using the whole plant. The actual plant variety has fibrous material, skin, leaves, flowers, which have no active ingredients that effectively aid in losing weight. Consumers need to look for quality, and not simply for quantity. Check on the product’s concentration and composition.
- On some supplements, consumers will read 10:1. This means 10 grams of plant was used to prepare 1 gram of Hoodia powder to fill the pill or capsule. If you consider this, you will understand why it's better to buy a 500 mg product than buying a 1000 mg product of other brand if first one contains only concentration and the second is prepared by whole plant.
- Some supplements sold in stores contain metabolic boosters that increase the rate of your body burning fat. You need to remember that the supplement work in reducing the amount of food you take, and once you add these stimulants, you lose many of the important qualities of the product, and even endanger yourself by raising your body's blood pressure levels, or by keeping you fully awake at night.
Although hoodia was only discovered by Western markets recently, the native bushmen of the southern African region have been using this for centuries. The Bushmen, who live off the land, would cut off part of the plant's stem and eat it to ward off hunger and thirst during long hunting trips. They also used the plant for alleviating severe abdominal cramps, hemorrhoids, indigestion, hypertension and diabetes.
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