I would like to know if there are side effects or if their are certain health issues that should be considered prior to the usage of HOODIA.
Thank you

Pat:
There are no known side effects of hoodia at the moment. I say, "at the moment" because hoodia diet pills haven't been around that long. They were introduced on a mass scale in 2004. We don't know what the long-term effects are of daily use. That's why most experts recommend that you only take hoodia gordonii for short periods of time. You should look to hoodia as a long-term solution. I've provided a link below to an article that details all the potential hoodia side effects.
So there are virtually no health issues to be concerned about as long as you are taking a product that contains 100% authentic hoodia gordonii - and nothing else. As one person mentioned in here, Desert Burn is one of the best (and safest) products available right now. Another equally as effective and safe product is Hoodoba. These products are virtually identical as they both contain 750mg of 100% authentic hoodia gordonii.
I've provided a link below to full reviews of Desert Burn and Hoodoba if you'd like to learn more about them. And just to add what Davids commented on here, Desert Burn is a very effective appetite suppressant. There is a doctor in New Jersey who has been administering it to his weight loss patients and they've been averaging about 2 pounds of weight loss per week. You can read more about his experience with Desert Burn here:
http://hoodiaandweightloss.com/hoodia-ne...
Best of luck to you.
Travis

it is in Trim Spa...and I use it, it works "o.k." not great

I tried it twice......
The first time (about a year ago) I tried it and it made me sick to my stomach so I stopped taking it (after only a day or two)...but I thought it may have been that I was coming down with something.......so just recently I tried taking it again.....sick to my stomach again, cramps and the whole nine yards......it just wasn't worth it for me.............

Go for hoodia gordonii, its south afrian diet plant pill for loose weight from face, belly, thights, hips, and its also reduces appetite and decrease weight and also burn calories, fats. i saw the drama and advertise of hoodia on BBCand CNN. http://www.gordoniihoodia.net/hoodia-die...
and yes even you can lose weight by hoodia, am too much sure bcoz ma mom is one of them who loose almot 80 pounds in 3 months, i know that a big time duration but finally she loose fats from belly, thights, hips http://herbalzilla.com/?getlook and also her extra fats and calories has beeeen burn that makes her more sexy figured, she was using Hoodia Gordonii for 3 months http://h-oodia.com/?getlook

I took DesertBurn for a month. The first day I was starving and thought it just might not work. The next am I took 2 pills and had to force myself to eat something all day long, ie half a turkey sandwhich and I was full. I did lose 4 lbs/ week. There were no side effects. Just not hungry and not thirsty. I went to a calorie counter site after 3 weeks and plugged in my calories--I was eating 500 calories a day. So I stopped taking them..Just make sure you eat. As far as working to suppress appetite--it sure does work..a little too well for me. Just make sure its a minimum of 750 mgs of hoodia and there is a certificate stating 100% hoodia.