03 December 2005

P57. Enough to put you off your food

An excract from the plant Hoodia Gordonii...
p57 suppresses hunger so well that it can make people eat 1,000 fewer calories per day compared to their usual diets. For a society facing the burden of a growing obesity epidemic, Hoodia gordonii is a mouth-watering prospect.

Good news for those suffering from overweight, maybe not for those with anorexic tendencies. Life's complicated isn't it?
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"Spend and tax" not "tax and spend"

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