hCG Diet
There is a hormone found in the urine of pregnant women. This hormone is called hCG or human choriogonadotropin.
In 1954 a British doctor, A.T.W. Simeons, published a report on the use of this hormone in weight loss. The diet did not catch on very quickly. Over the years interest in this hormone-augmented weight loss method has peaked and ebbed. Recently, there has been renewed interest in this diet.
In the modern version of the hCG diet, a person is given injections of this hormone and is put on a diet restricted to 500 calories a day. It is thought that a person can lose 1 to 2 pounds a day on this regime. If you were to skip the injections and just limit yourself to the 500 calorie diet you would undoubtedly lose weight.
The hCG diet is just an old fad diet where they try to sell you an expensive and possibly dangerous hormone treatment. hCG is not approved by the FDA for use in weight loss. You will need to get a doctor’s prescription to purchase this drug. The hCG supposedly resets the hypothalamus to allow the body to lose weight.
There is much interest in this diet recently because of Kevin Trudeau’s book “Weight Loss Cures They Don’t Want You to Know About.” This is an old diet that has not been proven to work scientifically. That is why it is not approved by the FDA. If you are looking for a diet, find something that is safe and effective.
To lose weight you will have to limit your intake of calories. This means all calories, even those from soda and other drinks. For best results with any diet you will also need to increase your activity. This means exercise. You should be sure to get adequate protein, so your body does not consume muscles for protein when you lose weight. You do not need injections of pregnant woman urine extract to lose weight. Anyone who tells you that you need some magic formula to lose weight is after your money.
Kevin Trudeau loves you…and your money
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DR
April 29, 2008 at 6:47 pm
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someknowledge
April 30, 2008 at 8:53 am
The studies that have been conducted regarding the efficacy of the hCG Diet have ALL modified Dr. Simeons original protocol and came to the conclusion that this diet doesn’t work.
HOWEVER, the one study conducted that DID stick 100% to the original protocol showed substantial fat loss, more than without taking the hCG.
There are tens of thousands of people losing fat effectively with this diet, with 100% success, so who are going to believe? Those that say it doesn’t work, but haven’t tried it? Or those that have tried it and attest to its effectiveness?
I agree that Kevin Trudeau is only interested in taking your money, but don’t shoot the messenger. You can find Yahoo Groups dedicated to people on this hCG Diet, and you can read the posts by these people who have FINALLY found a way to lose body fat after trying everything else.
I’m not trying to be contentious, but for those that have had success with this diet and know how effective it is (and SAFE), I felt another view would be helpful.
You can find some great info here:
http://www.hcgdietfacts.com/HCG-Diet.php
HCG Diet
December 7, 2008 at 11:14 am