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Sunday, January 11, 2009

Are Hoodia Patches Better Than Hoodia Diet Pills?

By Reagan Miers

As I'm sure you are aware, the companies who market and promote hoodia patches generally make the bold claim that a patch works much better than the usual hoodia diet pills. The theory is that by wearing a patch the hoodia will slowly work it's way through your skin before passing into your bloodstream. Giving you a slow, constant supply of hoodia all day long.

Companies selling the hoodia patch will claim that since it bypasses your stomach and enters the bloodstream through the skin, it will suppress your appetite quicker and more effectively than capsules or liquids.

These theories seem to make sense, however, there is very little evidence to actually confirm them. To be honest, there are no clinical trials or experiments into the effectiveness of hoodia patches. There are very few studies on hoodia gordonii at all.

One trick people fall into is believing that a hoodia patch is effective because they have seen other patches. Yes, nicotine patches and birth control patches seem to work, so people assume that hoodia patches are the same. But there are a lot of differences between these products.

Both nicotine patches and birth control patches required the person to have a prescription. This is still the case for birth control patches, however, nicotine patches have just become available over the counter without a prescription. That being the case, it is important to bear in mind that you have never needed a prescription for a hoodia patch.

Any product that requires, or used to require a prescription, has to pass a number of regulations and government criteria to ensure that it is effective and safe for the general public to use. Hoodia patches have never needed to meet these requirements.

I know some of you will be skeptical about believing medical studies, so here's something else to consider. Hoodia gordonii is grown in the Kalahari Desert in South Africa, and is a cactus like plant which has been used for generations by the local tribes to suppress hunger on hunting trips.

The tribe would cut a section of the plant, peel it, and then eat it. This would be enough to stop their appetite for many hours. Now, in your opinion which method most closely matches eating the actual plant? Taking a hoodia capsule which contains the ground up plant, or sticking a patch to your skin? I'm sure you will see that the capsule is the much more effective method of getting hoodia into your body.

While I firmly believe that hoodia patches are worthless, I don't want to leave you with the impression that every hoodia capsule on the market is effective. In fact, according to a recent study a majority of the hoodia supplements on the market today are fake so they're as worthless as the patch. That same study concluded that only a handful of hoodia diet pills contain authentic hoodia gordonii.

Until there is a hoodia patch that actually works, your money will be better spent on a high quality hoodia diet pill that contains authentic hoodia gordonii and has been proven to be effective. - 17274

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