If you’re looking for a quick and effective way to lose weight, chances are you’ve heard about the hCG diet. The three-week crash diet promises to help people drop large amounts of weight with the aid ...

HCG is short for human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone naturally released in pregnant women. It's the tool behind a diet that first debuted in 1954, based on a study by British endocrinologist Dr.

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Is the hCG diet a safe, healthy and effective way to drop pounds? Or is it a gimmicky, unhealthy and even unsafe regimen that doesn't help its followers achieve long-term weight loss? Many experts ...

Clinics that promise quick and easy weight loss through the use of a drug called HCG continue to do a brisk business in Central Texas. But according to a new policy paper from a national association ...

A new diet craze, the hCG diet, is unsafe and unsustainable for long-term weight loss, health experts warn. People who go on the fad diet eat about 500 calories a day and take supplements (either via ...

Before preparing for my interview with Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of the Emmy-award winning The Dr. Oz Show, I must admit I had never heard of the HCG diet and couldn't quite wrap my head around. Think about ...

From the Tapeworm Diet and the Air Diet, to the Apple Cider Vinegar Diet, and Cookie Diet, we’ve witnessed wacko weight-loss fads over the years. But the HCG weight-loss diet is the rando diet that ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved hCG injections to treat specific medical conditions. In females assigned at birth (FAABs), they can help treat infertility. In males assigned at ...

Agencies issue warning to companies marketing and selling unapproved drugs. Dec. 6, 2011 — -- The Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission issued warning letters today to ...