Please don't tall for the HCG diet scam

Health_Gal

It seems that the dangerous, 500 calorie a day HCG diet scam is making the rounds again. I just wanted to post this for anyone that might be tempted to try it, as I know several people that did that diet, and now wish they never heard of the stuff. They were hungry, tired and barely able to function when they were trying to live on 500 calories a day, and as soon as they finished the plan, the weight came right back, even though they followed the directions to the letter and were eating healthy and exercising after they finished the dangerously low calorie HCG food plan and were trying to maintain their loss.

The HCG diet has been studied by many scientific organizations, and they all concluded that HCG, even the "real" injectable version, is no more effective than a placebo, and eating only 500 calories a day for weeks, as recommended by that plan, can cause more health problems than it solves. The sad thing is, some unethical doctors and weight loss clinics are trying to "sell" people on the idea of doing the dangerous HCG plan. Any doctor that would stoop that low to make extra money is no better than a snake oil salesman, and should be reported to the state medical board for malpractice.

The HCG diet has been studied by many scientific organizations, and they all concluded that HCG, even the "real" injectable version, is no more effective than a placebo, and eating only 500 calories a day for weeks, as recommended by that plan, can cause more health problems than it solves.

The only reason people lose weight on that plan is you are only allowed to eat 500 calories a day. HCG has been scientifically proven to do NOTHING to help with weight loss or to make it safe to eat only 500 calories a day. It will not protect muscle, reset your metabolism or do anything else the snake oil salesmen that sell it claim. Dr. Simeons was a quack doctor. His "HCG protocol" has absolutely NO scientific backing and is not worth risking your health on.

The MFP moderators have been cautioning members against attempting that diet because it is so dangerous.

Please read the articles on these websites before you try HCG. I know some people that put their faith in the HCG diet, and became very ill from malnutrition as a result. It is NOT safe!

The Government is now in the process of getting all that fraudulent stuff off the market, and it's about time!

http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm281333.htm

http://www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/hcg-diet-dangerous-1428

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hcg-diet/AN02091

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/truth-about-hcg-for-weight-loss

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/weight-loss-cure-dont-want-you-to-know

http://www.dietscam.org/reports/hcg.shtml

http://www.tucsonmedical.com/pages/hcg.php