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HCG DIETERS

newjodi1
newjodi1 Posts: 2 Member
in Introduce Yourself
Hello, I'm back at it again today, fresh, since it's October 1st, and somewhat the start of a brand new season, FALL. Is anyone out there on the HCG train?

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    What is HCG?
  • flaminica
    flaminica Posts: 304 Member
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    What is HCG?

    According to the Mayo Clinic, nothing good.

  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    flaminica wrote: »
    queenliz99 wrote: »
    What is HCG?

    According to the Mayo Clinic, nothing good.

    Wow. Yikes!
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    HCG is a Vlcd and against TOS due to its dangerous nature.

    It's about 500 calories daily and comes with a massive amount of side effects.
  • rankinsect
    rankinsect Posts: 2,238 Member
    HCG, the diet, is just a very low calorie diet, and as bad as the rest of them.

    hCG, the chemical produced by pregnant women, is a discredited weight loss drug - studies have shown it's not effective. It's also illegal to use it for dieting purposes.

    About the only positive? thing illegal hCG use will do is help reduce some of the side effects of illegal steroid use.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Hello,

    I'm writing to let you know that our Community Guidelines ( http://www.myfitnesspal.com/welcome/guidelines ) prohibit the creation of any forum posts, groups, or posts in groups that encourage the use of Very Low Calorie diets (including, but not limited to, VLCDs that use the HCG protocol).

    MyFitnessPal has always promoted a healthy, sustainable, and gradual path to weight loss. But HCG products are typically promoted in connection with a very low calorie diet, usually one that limits calories to 500 per day. Research has demonstrated that calorie intake at these levels can lead to increased risk of gallstones, hair loss, constipation, an irregular heartbeat, and many other dangerous side-effects.

    Moreover, numerous medical studies have shown that the results of HCG-use in combination with a very low calorie diet are indistinguishable from the results of the low calorie diet alone. In light of this research, the FDA has required the labeling and advertising of HCG products to state:

    “HCG has not been demonstrated to be effective adjunctive therapy in the treatment of obesity. There is no substantial evidence that it increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction, that it causes a more attractive or “normal” distribution of fat, or that it decreases the hunger and discomfort associated with calorie-restricted diets.”

    Our guidelines prohibit any use of Groups or the Public Forums to support the use of HCG.
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