can somebody tell me...

helenoftroy1
helenoftroy1 Posts: 638 Member
edited September 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
what is the HCG diet? What does it do and stand for. I've looked in "search" but all can't find what it actually is
thanks

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  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    essentially you get hormone injections (pregnancy hormones) while eating a 500 calories/day diet, it is not healthy at all.
  • TNAJackson
    TNAJackson Posts: 686 Member
    essentially you get hormone injections (pregnancy hormones) while eating a 500 calories/day diet, it is not healthy at all.

    Agreed. Not healthy at all.
  • mymelody_78
    mymelody_78 Posts: 657 Member
    I wouldn't recommend it but here is something that kind of explains it:

    http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/diets/hcg-diet1.htm
  • helenoftroy1
    helenoftroy1 Posts: 638 Member
    it doesn't sound so great, I've always seen a lot of people doing it but I never knew what it was. Does it suppress your appetite or something, and do men do the diet? what do the hormones do.
    Don't worry I'm not going to do it, I'm interested as to what it does and works
  • Phanessa917
    Phanessa917 Posts: 100 Member
    oh. That just sounds bad :(
  • helenoftroy1
    helenoftroy1 Posts: 638 Member
    I wouldn't recommend it but here is something that kind of explains it:

    http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/diets/hcg-diet1.htm
    oh - my - god!!
    thanks, that was interesting, it 's basically a hormone that uses up the fat you have stored but can only be done for 40 days and you lose 1lb a day. Did I read that right?
  • RangerSteve
    RangerSteve Posts: 437
    It's another stupid fad diet that makes millions of dollars for the company promoting it because desperate people are willing to try anything in order to lose scale weight instead of lose fat. Stay away, regardless of whether or not people have lost 6,934 pounds in 3 hours. Starving yourself is not healthy.
  • Jennyisbusy
    Jennyisbusy Posts: 1,294 Member
    I wouldn't recommend it but here is something that kind of explains it:

    http://health.howstuffworks.com/wellness/diet-fitness/diets/hcg-diet1.htm


    Thanks that article was interesting. It sounds like a horrible diet.
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