Liquid HCG Diet

I recently saw an ad on my Facebook and became curious about it. The liquid HCG diet. Being currently pregnant, I am familiar with the term, and was wanting to know what new fad had come about. Well, much to my shock, and personal horror, they are claiming that the pregnancy hormone, Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), can actually help a person lose weight. I started to read up on this new "miracle" and discovered some scary things. One, you must follow a strict 4 phase plan. Two, you must follow a strict diet plan of only 500 calories per day for up to 40 days. This in itself is very upsetting. You are not only burning off fat, you can make yourself seriously ill by starving yourself like this. Three, this a homeopathic supplement, man made in a laboratory. Yes the majority of things we take are made this way, but they must also pass numerous safety measures before being passed on to consumers. No where on the page does it say anything about FDA approval. There is nothing natural about this stuff, the actual HCG hormone as I stated earlier is found in pregnant women only.

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is a hormone that is normally produced first by the cells that make up the placenta, then later by the placenta during pregnancy. Its primary function is to support the pregnancy by encouraging the production of progesterone. This supports and promotes the further development of the placenta early in pregnancy. HCGsees a rapid increase early in pregnancy, but tapers off slowly as the placenta can produce enough progesterone to support the pregnancy on its own. The hormone also serves in aiding in the development of gonads in the fetus and the production of androgens by the testes of a male fetus.

(posted from wisegeek)

To believe that starving yourself will make you lose weight is believable, but the repercussions of this are also well known. You will lose fat, but also muscle and possibly your life. Please do not buy into fad diets that make you starve yourself. I have several plans listed on this blog for safe weight loss methods that allow you to eat and teach you to what to eat to become a happier healthier you.