Does the HCG diet work?
HCG is an acronym for the hormone Human Chorio Gonadotropin, which is found in both men and women, though pregnant women have the highest levels of HCG in their bodies. The HCG hormone can be made synthetically or extracted from a pregnant woman’s urine and then processed for use by other humans. Advocates of the HCG diet believe that, by strict dieting and taking daily injections of HCG, people can successfully lose weight. They say that dieters following the HCG diet should expect to lose somewhere between a half pound and 3 pounds (.23 to 1.36 kilograms) each day on the low-calorie, high-fiber plan. You consume a mere 500 calories a day on this diet. They say that that combining the low-calorie diet with the HCG hormone injections will lead to immediate weight loss without the common side effects of many diets, such as hunger pains, headaches and nausea. They believe that because the HCG injections burn fat, the hormone provides the body with necessary energy while reducing hunger a
