Is the Classic HCG Diet an Effective or Safe Way to Lose Weight?
Why the HCG diet distinct from other diet regime fads will be the controversial bodily hormone shots the program requires. Shutterstock
Towards the top of this list of unusual dietary fads, the very first version of the HCG meal plan was vastly discredited by professionals. However, many people are still enticed by the diet’s promises of losing up to a half pound or a pound a day by combining hormone injections, pellets, drops, or sprays with a restrictive 500-calorie diet - a risky proposition, says Liz Weinandy, RD, at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus.
“It has not been tested safe and sound by [the Drug and Food Administration (Federal drug administration)], nor has it been proven useful,” she cautions. “We just don’t are aware of the long-term side effects.”...