Which Hoodia was featured on 60 minutes?
The 60 minutes story did not endorse any nutritional supplement containing hoodia. In the 60 minutes special, Leslie Stahl went to Africa and actually tried “fresh” hoodia cactus. She reported that Hoodia helped control her appetite. Companies that claim that their specific product was endorsed or featured on 60 minutes are being a little misleading in their marketing. You can read the transcript of the 60 minutes report here. How much Hoodia is necessary? We recommend taking 2 capsules per day of Hoodia GL. Because our product is in an 20:1 extract, this is the equivalent of 10,000 mg of our competing hoodia powder products. It would take thirteen 400mg powder capsules to equal the potency of one capsule of Hoodia-GL. Pregnant and nursing women should avoid taking Hoodia-GL. Is fake Hoodia being sold? There is much speculation that a lot of the Hoodia being sold in this country is fake. It is entirely possible. Without independent testing it is difficult for the consumer to verify one
