Have you heard of HCG?/

jlmanderach

So i was just curious if any of you have heard of this HCG stuff that has hit the market and is supposed to be AMAZING for weight loss.... a friend of mine lost 30 pounds in a month! I told her that it isnt healthy, but she tells me it is, what the heck is this???

psuLemon

Go with your instincts.. In before the lock.




http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/382578-day-1-of-hcg

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/356410-hcg-diet?page=3

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/416321-hcg-is-a-sham-federal-agencies-act-to-remove-hcg-products

silkysly

I have a friend did that & it’s a VERY unhealthy approach to weight loss. Anyone can lose weight only eating the 500 calories a day it allows you to consume, along with taking it. Sad that people still feel they need a quick fix to shedding pounds that didn’t take over night to get.

cutie2b

HCG is a hormone that pregnant women secret found in the urine, blood, and placenta. And on December 6, 2011, the FDA just banned it according to Wikipedia...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_chorionic_gonadotropin

It is also related to cancer tumors in people. It's unknown if the rise in HCG is a symptom or cause for the tumor. The diet that usually goes along with HCG is 500 calories. That's what makes you drop rapid weight. 500 calories/day.

http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm282334.htm

Steven

Dear Posters,

MyFitnessPal strongly recommends that our users follow the calorie guidelines automatically assigned by our site, unless they are under the direct supervision of a doctor. We are currently reviewing the medical literature on the HCG/500 calorie diet and reserve the right to moderate against discussions of this diet at any time in the future.

For the time being, HCG discussions remain an option for members in the Groups section. Please remember that even in Groups, all site wide rules must be correctly moderated, or the Group runs the risk of deletion. Specifically, endorsement of purchasing prescription supplements or medications without a prescription is in violation of the MyFitnessPal posting guidelines, which can be reviewed here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/welcome/guidelines

Thank you all for your concern. We're definitely looking closely at this issue.

Regards,
Steven
MyFitnessPal Staff