HCG What do you think?

crystal3000
crystal3000 Posts: 33
in Health and Weight Loss
What are your thoughts on HCG and weight loss? My cousin took it and lost weight so since I don't take diet supplements I looked it up and found out that it is not an approved FDA drug for weight loss. HCG is human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone produced during pregnancy. It is used for fertility. Now the HCG diet has a strict 500 to 800 calorie diet and that is the real reason your are loosing weight not becasue of HCG. Of course we all know that taken in too few calories is not healthy. I just wanted to share and get your thoughts.

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,428 MFP Moderator
    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.

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

    psulemon
    Forum Moderator
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