When you look in the mirror, do you see the result of your eating behavior? While self-image is important to your overall well-being, the sad truth for many people is that too many burgers and doughnuts have resulted in their figures being less than movie-star perfect.

Americans spend billions of dollars looking for that perfect diet, that perfect shape, that perfect look. From highly popular, well publicized low-carb diets to pills and potions, Americans are willing to try them all in their search for that illusive perfection.

When asked what really is the best way to lose those extra pounds, doctors and nutritionists alike are universal in one respect: Change your eating habits and exercise. The key is to eat smaller portions of foods that are bursting with nutrients. You may be thinking, "That's easy to say, but very difficult to do. How can I eat less when I still feel hungry?"

America's epidemic of obesity is causing many to search for the answer. One Dallas-based company has developed a way to suppress those cravings that make us eat "just one more" fry, burger, croissant, or eclair, using the time-proven appetite suppressant, hoodia gordonii.

Hoodia is a naturally occurring shrub that San Bushmen have used to help them through those rough, hungry times when food was scarce. Now that same shrub is bringing relief to America's weight problem.

Mosaic Nutraceuticals has rolled this natural succulent from the African Kalahari Desert into, of all things, a candy. Mosaic's strawberry-flavored LeanLicious candy chews contain 400 milligrams of 20:1 hoodia.