What is the HCG diet?
Human chorionic diet of gonadotropin (HCG) is a low -calorie diet that relies on HCG to suppress appetite and rapid fat burning. It was originally designed by Dr. A.T.W. The Simeon at the age of 50, when he examined the effects of HCG and noticed that patients using hormone tend to lose weight. The Simeon began to examine the use of HCG for weight loss and noticed that dieters could consume very little calories, and if they were taking daily doses of HCG, they did not experience headaches, extreme hunger or physical weakness.
HCG is a hormone that is produced in pregnant women and helps produce the body of progesterone. It is assumed that the hormone causes the body of a pregnant woman to release the stored fat to nourish the fetus if the woman does not consume enough calories. Those who follow the hCG diet are given by the hormone because some believe it helps bodies to burn fat faster.
The HCG dietary plan allows you to receive only 500 calories per day. Originally a diet plan allowed unsweetened tea or coffee with one icingVkové spoon of milk for breakfast. Artificial sweeteners and Stevie were allowed instead of sugar. Lunch and dinner consisted of low-fat poultry, fish or meat-with a pre-cooked weight of 100 grams-cooked without oil or butter; vegetables; a pump or a piece of melba toasts; and portions of fruit. There were no snacks if Dieter didn't want to eat fruit, bread or melba toast for a snack instead of consuming it.
variations of the original diet are not much different. It is still 500 caloric, low -fat diet consisting mainly of protein, with very few carbohydrates. Some diet variants also include injections of suppressing substances.
HCG diet participants receive daily hormone doses of up to 40 days. Simeons recommended a six -week break after 40 days, because his studies indicated that after this time the body built immunity to the hormone. He recommended that treatment be restored after six weeks, up to four treatments. HCG is only available as prescription and in some areas it is difficult to find a doctorE, which prescribes a hormone for weight loss.
It turned out that the HCG diet was effective for rapid weight loss. Dieters that followed the plan usually lose 1 to 2 pounds (about 0.45 to 0.91 kg) per day. However, it is not clear whether HCG administration promotes weight loss or whether weight loss is the result of low -calorie intake. In some studies of the placebo groups, they lost as much weight as those that use HCG.
Critics of HCG diet say they do not teach healthy eating habits. Dieters lose a lot of weight in short time periods, but do not learn how to eat balanced foods with moderation. Critics say that it is doing dieters will probably put weight back as soon as the diet ends. Critics also point out that the diet places little emphasis on exercise, which is essential for long -term weight maintenance.