Are 'Hoodia' weight loss pills all they're hyped up to be?

There's been a lot of talk about Hoodia, the so-called magic diet pill. Anna Nicole reportedly lost weight using it. News woman Leslie Stahl dropped pounds, too. But with all the weight loss products on the market, how do you know if it works? Doctors says if your taking the real-deal, there may be something to it.

Twenty-eight year old Rachael Hassan says she took Hoodia to lose weight, and succeeded by losing 12 pounds in four weeks. "I feel great! I was amazed because I didn't change anything that I did."

Hoodia comes from a cactus plant found in South Africa. Scientists discovered that people there who suck on the plant feel less hungry and less thirsty.

Dr. Richard Goldfarb was asked to do research on Hoodia. He claims he has no financial interest in the company and more than that, never expected it to work.

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