Hoodia Featured on NBC Today Show -
Oct 24, 2005

First 60 Minutes, now the Today Show with Katie Couric -
Hoodia is making waves in the mainstream media

On October 24th, 2005 the Today Show with Katie Couric aired a segment on Hoodia -

Can a cactus plant be a magic bullet for dieters?

When you click the link above to visit the Today Show site - please watch the video as the transcript does not include the question and answer segment between Katie Couric and Madelyn Fernstrom (Weight Management Center, University of Pittsburgh).

Hoodia-Advice.Org comments on the Today Show
segment on Hoodia

We were pleased to see mainstream media talking about the amazing potential of the Hoodia Gordonii plant. While the story made some good points, we would have preferred to see a stronger discussion on the science of Hoodia and what documents are necessary to make sure you are getting pure hoodia.

In terms of does Hoodia work? Here are some quotes from the segment...

"Eat it and you won't want to eat anything else — a secret bushmen have known for ages and a mystery to the West no more."

Texan Walter Parks bought his bottle on the Internet. “I would say yes, that it is the magic bullet plant,” Parks say.

One of the issues for dieters is that there are so many products with the label hoodia on them, it's hard to know the difference between them, or if they work at all.

- Today Show, 10/24/05

The point that came across was that for many people Hoodia does work to suppress appetite but more research is necessary AND it can be very hard to find pure hoodia in a bottle. Here is the question and answer on how to select a Hoodia product...

Katie Couric: How should you judge which Hoodia to buy?

Madelyn Fernstrom: We all believe on the internet that everything must be true. You can not trust the claims that are made by any companies because there is no regulation. The best thing to do is to make sure, if you are going to try this, is that there is a 800 number or a site you can visit to see what is the demonstration that there is some purity. Give me some idea MORE than you're just telling me it is pure or authentic.

- Transcript from the Today Show, 10/24/05

On this point - we think the Today Show got it dead on! Every site claims to have the best Hoodia - but that does not mean anything. You need to see documentation on purity and have a toll free number to call for support and deal with a legitimate company.

Here is how Hoodia-Advice.Org does when you apply the Today Show Standard for buying Hoodia:

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