Hoodia in the press
Dieter's dream found in a cactus
James Chapman, Daily Mail
African tribesmen used the cactus-like plant to stave off hunger on long hunting trips for thousands of years. Now British scientists believe its appetite-suppressing properties may be harnessed to help slimmers. A firm which develops medicines from traditional plant-based treat-ments has isolated a chemical in the hoodia which it says could help fight obesity.
Sampling the Kalahari cactus diet
Tom Mangold,
BBC Two's Correspondent
Correspondent Tom Mangold travelled to Africa and sampled the appetite suppressing Hoodia, a plant which may make Kalahari bushmen millionaires.
African Plant May Help Fight Fat
CBS News
Each year, people spend more than $40 billion on products designed to help them slim down. None of them seem to be working very well.
Now along comes hoodia. Never heard of it? Soon it'll be tripping off your tongue, because hoodia is a natural substance that literally takes your appetite away.
Africa's Bushmen May Get Rich From Diet-Drug Secret
Leon Marshall, National Geographic News
Sidelined over decades because of their dwindling numbers and ancient way of life, the San have been reduced to a few struggling communities living on the fringes of society. But now their traditional knowledge may be their salvation; they stand to make a lot of money - and gain much respect - from the international marketing of an appetite-suppressant they have been using for thousands of generations.
