Hoodia (bushman's hat) and weight
What 2 graded rows on hoodia (bushman's hat) agree on for weight, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.
Consensus finder Rows from the Hoodia (bushman's hat) page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides
What the rows agree on
Each block and row is one graded row from the Hoodia (bushman's hat) page, with its PubMed record.
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Hoodia (bushman's hat) and weight
2 rows · 79 peopleSplit. 1 row found an improvement and 1 found no difference.
- DGrade D× 1
- ∅No effect× 1
- Rows
- 2
- Trials
- 2
- People
- 79
Where they differ
From the rowsThe best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 30 people (2020) and found an improvement. 1 row is graded No effect, our grade for adequately powered trials that found no effect.
The row that found an improvement ran longer (4 weeks) than the row that found no difference (2 weeks).
Only the row that found an improvement names men in its population.
The row that found an improvement is newer (2020) than the row that found no difference (2011).
The rows
1 improved · 1 no difference- DGrade DBody weight, waist circumference and satiety · Improved
RCT · n 30 · 2020 · Overweight and obese adults (25 women, 5 men)
9 mg Hoodia parviflora + 200 mg fructo-oligosaccharides, given twice a day · 4 weeks
Weight fell 1.632 kg more than with placebo (95% CI -2.545 to -0.719) and waist circumference 2.080 cm more (95% CI -4.082 to -0.078); satiety scores improved after day 5 (P = 0.001).
Row on the Hoodia (bushman's hat) page · PubMed 32218424 (opens PubMed)
- ∅No effectEnergy intake and body weight · No difference
RCT · n 49 · 2011 · Healthy overweight women, resident in a clinic
1,110 mg twice daily (2,220 mg/day) · 15 days
Ad libitum energy intake and body weight did not differ from placebo (P > 0.05). The extract was less well tolerated (nausea, vomiting, skin-sensation disturbances), and blood pressure, pulse, heart rate, bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase rose significantly (P < 0.05).
Row on the Hoodia (bushman's hat) page · PubMed 21993434 (opens PubMed)