Hcg diet

franmetamorphisis

Hello! I was curious if anyone tried the hcg diet and found any results? Any info will be helpful. Thank you, enjoy your day.

somegirlsdo

The HCG Diet is bunk. ANY diet that requires such a low intake of calories will cause weight loss, with or without the injection of human chorionic gonadotropin.

cheryldumais

Did the diet a couple of times. You can't maintain it. I lost really fast and gained it back equally fast and then some. Honestly right now I am down 57 pounds losing 5 pounds a month and feel like I can eat this way for the rest of my life. Forget the extreme measures. I've done Atkins, Bernstein, HCG and had a lap band (since removed due to problems). Never managed to maintain any of those losses and didn't lose as much as I have eating healthy and walking daily.

TeaBea

You won't find supporters. Promoting very low calorie diets is against MFP guidelines.

Nova

Dear Posters,

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.”

Respectfully,
Nova
MyFitnessPal Staff