hCG precautionary tale

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Calliope610
Calliope610 Posts: 3,775 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Pulled directly from another thread.

Unfortunately due to the hCG diet, I've had some heart stuff going on and until I get the 'okey doke' from my physician, I have to be a bit careful.

My apologies in advance to the OP, I wanted to preserve your anonymity, but thought this was important to share.

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  • Health_Gal
    Health_Gal Posts: 718 Member
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    Thank you for sharing your story. Hopefully, it will help someone that is on or thinking about starting the HCG starvation diet to steer clear of it.

    I wish the FDA would do their job and get all the HCG diet products off the market after they ruled against it back in 2011.

    Here are a few articles that anyone considering the HCG diet might want to read before making a decision

    FDA: HCG Diet Products are Illegal

    http://www.fda.gov/forconsumers/consumerupdates/ucm281333.htm

    Web MD: The Truth about HCG For Weight Loss
    http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/truth-about-hcg-for-weight-loss

    Also, FDA advises consumers who have purchased homeopathic HCG for weight loss to stop using it, throw it out, and stop following the dieting instructions. Harmful effects should be reported online to FDA’s MedWatch program or by phone at 800-FDA-1088 (800-332-1088) and to the consumer’s health care professional.
  • Schellsisbacktoattack
    Schellsisbacktoattack Posts: 60 Member
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    Homeopathic hCG for weight control

    Controversy about, and shortages[37] of, injected hCG for weight loss have led to substantial Internet promotion of "homeopathic hCG" for weight control. The ingredients in these products are often obscure, but if prepared from true hCG via homeopathic dilution, they contain either no hCG at all or only trace amounts.

    The United States Food and Drug Administration has stated that over-the-counter products containing hCG are fraudulent and ineffective for weight loss. They are also not protected as homeopathic drugs and have been deemed illegal substances.[38][39] HCG itself is classified as a prescription drug in the United States and it has not been approved for over-the-counter sales by the FDA as a weight loss product or for any other purposes, and therefore neither hCG in its pure form nor any preparations containing hCG may be sold legally in the country except by prescription.[4] In December 2011, FDA and FTC started to take actions to pull unapproved hCG products from the market.[4] In the aftermath, some suppliers started to switch to "hormone-free" versions of their weight loss products, where the hormone is replaced with an unproven mixture of free amino acids[40] or where radionics is used to transfer the "energy" to the final product.

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

    Hi! I have never heard of the hcg diet so I did a little research. Hope this helps spread the knowledge. =)

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