No longer satisfied by three meals a day, Americans have made it a habit to snack whenever hunger hits. In 2005, Americans spent about $61.4 billion on snack foods — up $3.6 billion over the previous five years, according to a report by MarketResearch.com.
“Just think about how many calories that adds up to and it’s easy to understand why 65% of Americans are overweight” says Houraney.
On any given day, about a quarter of Americans skip breakfast and 1 in 8 skip lunch, but 90% treat themselves to an average of 2 snacks a day, according to the International Deli-Dairy-Bakery Assn.
Chewing gum tops the list as the number one snack food that adults, ages 18 to 54, eat during snack occasions. (http://www.npd.com) A sweet taste sensation and the many benefits of just chewing gum surely contribute to this popularity.
Hoodia Gordonii is a natural appetite suppressant extracted from a South African cactus plant. (http://www.chewawaygum.com/
Hoodia simply makes you feel full and without the usual hunger pains that accompany fad diets.
CHEWAWAYGUM ™ is the original Hoodia Gum produced with a patented process that insures the effectiveness of the active Hoodia ingredient.
Dr Alvaro Viljoen, a lecturer in pharmacology and chemistry at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, said: "I believe that this is going to be huge, far bigger than Viagra.
Now American Health Products Inc. has launched CHEWAWAYGUM ™ as the latest salvo in America’s longest war; ‘The War on Calories’.
“Sweet, Simple and Effective; ‘The Perfect Snack’ can well become ‘Your Best New Habit’” says Houraney, and that’s certainly something to ‘chew on’….”
