Hoodia is a plant that looks like cactus. Sounds familiar, everyone knows this.

It grows primarily in the semi deserts of South Africa, Botswana, Namibia and Angola.

This is a plant that has the overweight mojority of people thrilled. Much of hoodia's popularity stems from the fact that San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert depended on this plant for thousands of years to keep hunger and thirst at bay during long hunting trips.

They would cut of the stem and eat this bitter tasting plant. And now this plant is being increasingly used in diet pills to curbe hunger pangs and help overweight people lose weight.

Fasion magazines, shows, beauty contests have made people so concious of their looks that even a little flab is considered outright ugly. Though hoodia is still not scientifically tested. But people high and low, from Hollywood stars to entaertainment staffers to common man, everyone is more than ready to overlook the lack of official studies and have a go at hoodia. Many people have been fighting excess weight all their lives and anythinh that promises fast and effective weight loss brings a new ray of hope for them.

On eof the most effective drugs launched on the weight loss market is the ProShape rx. Does it have the amazing Hoodia among its ingredients? You bet! This new pill may well prove to be a ray of hope for overweight people looking to improve their looks and health by shedding those extra pounds. If Hoodia is really the magic plant all overweight people are waiting for, then ProShape rx is one of the best choices around.

Apart from hoodia, what is making buzz on the weight loss circle is the Fat Binders. These fat binders are actually pills that bind dietary fat to themselves which then becomes too large to be absorbed by the body. Now this fat, which is not absorbed by the body is passed out naturally. Fat binders like Proactol are totally organic and help keep your cholesterol levels also under control.

See how a Fat Binder works on this Slideshow