The Ice Cube Diet??

The latest diet trend isn't hot, it's cold.

It's called the Ice Cube Diet, but these are no ordinary ice cubes. The company selling them claims the special cubes contain the appetite suppressant hoodia.

Alicia Puma is following the Ice Cube Diet and also works for the company.

"You take one cube a day it tastes great like a margarita, and it gives you a wonderful burst of energy," said Puma. "I am down a total of 25 pounds in a 3-month period."

The company ships the ice cubes to customers already frozen and packed in dry ice.

Experts said hoodia comes from a desert plant native to Africa. There is some limited research to suggest hoodia helps reduce appetite, but many health experts have questions about its safety. Because hoodia is sold as a dietary supplement, it's not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration like medications are.

Roberta Anding is a dietitian who has concerns about hoodia.

"Pfizer actually tried to develop this into a drug and stopped its clinical trials without really an explanation. And then Unilever who makes Slimfast, was going to make a drink with hoodia, and they also discontinued the development of this drink," said Anding.

Anding said more studies on hoodia's safety and effectiveness are needed.

"The difference between this company, the Ice Cube Diet that they've created, and the other companies is they process it into a pill form, and when you do that you destroy the structure of the plant," said Puma.

The Ice Cube Diet costs about $1.50 a day.

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