It’s very different from diet stimulants(刺激物)like Ephedra and Phenfen that are now stopped being used because of dangerous side effects.Hoodia doesn’t stimulate the body at all.Scientists say it fools the brain by making you think you are full, even if you’ve just eaten a little.”60 MINUTSES journalist Lesley Stahl reports.
Discovered thousands of years ago by Bushmen of Kalahari, Hoodia kept them alive in the bad desert environment by reducing their desires for food and water and making them feel full after eating and drinking only small amounts.Only Hoodia Gordonii grown in the special soil of the Kalahari has this miraculous(奇迹般的)effect and that’s what make the Hoodia Diet Patch the NO.1 diet aid in the world.
Stahl says it has no side effects-no funny taste in her mouth, no queasy(恶心的)stomach, and no racing heart.She also isn’t hungry at all, even when she would normally have a pain for hunger around mealtime.And she also has no desire to eat or drink the whole day.“I’d have to say it does work.”Says Stahl.
Hoodia has no side effect on anyone except those people with a pre-existing medical condition and pregnant(怀孕的)women, other than a reduced desire for food, increased energy and weight loss.
The Hoodia Diet Patch is what you have been waiting for in your whole life.Let the patch do the work for you and watch those pounds off your body.
(1)
What are Ephedra and Phenfen according to the passage?
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A.
They are poison.
B.
They are something which helps people reduce weight.
C.
They are food.
D.
The passage doesn’t tell us.
(2)
The Hoodia Diet Patch is made from ________.
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A.
a plant grown in a special soil
B.
an animal raised on a farm
C.
a plant growing in the sea
D.
an animal living in high mountains
(3)
With what purpose does the writer write the passage?
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A.
To tell readers how to use the Hoodia Diet Patch.
B.
To show that the Hoodia is quite different from diet stimulants.
C.
To show the Hoodia’s miraculous effects.
D.
To introduce the Hoodia to readers and what them to buy it.