Is the HCG Diet a Risky Fad?

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Is the HCG Diet a Risky Fad?

health.yahoo.net

As obesity hits an all-time high, desperate dieters may be risking their health to take pounds off with the controversial hCG diet.  A fad that started in the 1950s—and is now the latest we

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Teens' fad diets can lead to putting on weight later | StarTribune.com

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HCG Diet Is Unproven And Potentially Harmful, Say Endocrine Experts

medicalnewstoday.com — “The Hormone Foundation, the public education affiliate of The Endocrine Society, has published a fact sheet called, Myth vs. Fact: The Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Diet, in order to clearView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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HCG diet: Long-discredited hCG diet makes a comeback - latimes.com

latimes.com — “The hCG diet restricts followers to 500 calories a day for six weeks while they inject themselves with a hormone taken from pregnant women's urine. Critics say the diet is risky and the hCG injections are unlikely to work better than a placebo.View full resource at latimes.com

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HCG diet: Long-discredited hCG diet makes a comeback - latimes.com

latimes.com — “The hCG diet restricts followers to 500 calories a day for six weeks while they inject themselves with a hormone taken from pregnant women's urine. Critics say the diet is risky and the hCG injections are unlikely to work better than a placebo.View full resource at latimes.com

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HCG Diet Dangers: Is Fast Weight Loss Worth the Risk? - US News and World Report

health.usnews.com — “It's dubious. There's no good evidence it works. But hCG dieters insist they're dropping pounds, fast.View full resource at health.usnews.com

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Lose Much More Weight – Discover The HCG Diet Program | UK News Reporter

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4 Fad Diets That Don't Really Work | Diet, Nutrition and Weight Loss | My Health News Daily

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Nixing the Sugar Fix! | Green Grapes Blog by Corinne Dobbas, MS, RD

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The HCG Diet: What's All the Buzz About? | Endless Beauty Media

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The HCG Diet: What's All the Buzz About? | Endless Beauty Media

endlessbeauty.com — “Nearly every day we seem to hear about the next diet fad. From pills to books to videos, there is always something new. I don--™t know about you, but I certainly struggle keeping up. Have you heard about the human chorionic gonadotropin diet, better known as the HCG diet?View full resource at endlessbeauty.com

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Susan Yager: The hCG Diet: What Goes Around Comes Around

huffingtonpost.com — “hCG for weight loss, an idea that originated in the 1950s and became a popular fad in the 1970s, is back.View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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Appetite for Health -- Magic Bullet or Weight Loss Fraud? The hCG Diet

appforhealth.com — “The media has been abuzz this week with discussions of the --'hCG Diet--™. It seems that hCG is one diet craze that refuses to die. At AppforHealth.com, we've addressed the hCG issue before, but with the latest resurgence in the fad, we wanted to give you more info. Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG), a hormone produced by pregnant women, has be ...View full resource at appforhealth.com

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