- Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:35 pm
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We all want our bodies to feel and look great. Our weight has a huge impact on our self esteem. We all are struggle with our weight for our whole life. We have been let down by different weight loss programs and exercise plans throughout our struggle.
There is a long history of drug treatments for obesity which is indeed strewn with different catastrophes. Recent studies about the genetic and metabolic control system of the body weight helps in developing pharmacological agents for obesity. However, the scarcity of available medications reflects the challenges of controlling human appetite. Dr A. T. Simeons, a British physician, contented more than 50 years ago that HCG injections would really work for every body.
He claimed that HCG would mobilize stored fat; suppress appetite; and redistribute fat from the waist, hips, and thighs (Simeons ATW. 1954).
Dr Simeons, claimed that HCG injections would enable a person to subsist very comfortably on a 500-calorie- a- day diet. However, there is no scientific evidence yet reported to support this theory. At one time, HCG diet was considered as the most effective and widespread obesity medication in the United States. HCG is also marketed in sublingual forms.
HCG (human Chorionic Gonadotropin) is a naturally occurring hormone in the human body and can now be artificially synthesized for medical purposes. HCG is prevalent in pregnant females and is most often administered for the treatment of infertility. There have been several researches done to test the effectiveness of HCG as a weight loss drug.
It has been evaluated that some patients are taking this medication with a doctor's advice but it is quite interesting to note that these doctors also advise these patients a strict low-calorie diet, so HCG is only one part of this mix. So its hard to determine the exact role of HCG in weight control.
HCG has not been demonstrated to be effective adjunctive therapy in the treatment of obesity. There is no substantial evidence that it increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction, that it causes a more attractive or "normal" distribution of fat, or that it decreases the hunger and discomfort associated with calorie-restricted diets ( FDA.1975).
In actual theory presented by Dr Simeons, the HCG hormone diet is administered to suppress hunger and its regular use would trigger your body fat to be your fuel for your daily activities. Most HCG diets restrict dieters to use only 500 calories a day along with HCG injection or drops.
Samuel Klein of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis agrees: "Data from most randomized controlled trials show that HCG is no better than placebo in achieving weight loss or reducing hunger."
If you are planning an HCG diet plan or injecting HCG, I highly recommend that do it with a doctor’s advice only. Taking any type of hormone therapy on your own is risky and dangerous, even if they are common in the market and claimed to be safe for regular use.
Reference:
Simeons ATW. The action of chorionic gonadotrophin in the obese. Lancet 2:946-947, 1954.
There is a long history of drug treatments for obesity which is indeed strewn with different catastrophes. Recent studies about the genetic and metabolic control system of the body weight helps in developing pharmacological agents for obesity. However, the scarcity of available medications reflects the challenges of controlling human appetite. Dr A. T. Simeons, a British physician, contented more than 50 years ago that HCG injections would really work for every body.
He claimed that HCG would mobilize stored fat; suppress appetite; and redistribute fat from the waist, hips, and thighs (Simeons ATW. 1954).
Dr Simeons, claimed that HCG injections would enable a person to subsist very comfortably on a 500-calorie- a- day diet. However, there is no scientific evidence yet reported to support this theory. At one time, HCG diet was considered as the most effective and widespread obesity medication in the United States. HCG is also marketed in sublingual forms.
HCG (human Chorionic Gonadotropin) is a naturally occurring hormone in the human body and can now be artificially synthesized for medical purposes. HCG is prevalent in pregnant females and is most often administered for the treatment of infertility. There have been several researches done to test the effectiveness of HCG as a weight loss drug.
It has been evaluated that some patients are taking this medication with a doctor's advice but it is quite interesting to note that these doctors also advise these patients a strict low-calorie diet, so HCG is only one part of this mix. So its hard to determine the exact role of HCG in weight control.
HCG has not been demonstrated to be effective adjunctive therapy in the treatment of obesity. There is no substantial evidence that it increases weight loss beyond that resulting from caloric restriction, that it causes a more attractive or "normal" distribution of fat, or that it decreases the hunger and discomfort associated with calorie-restricted diets ( FDA.1975).
In actual theory presented by Dr Simeons, the HCG hormone diet is administered to suppress hunger and its regular use would trigger your body fat to be your fuel for your daily activities. Most HCG diets restrict dieters to use only 500 calories a day along with HCG injection or drops.
Samuel Klein of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis agrees: "Data from most randomized controlled trials show that HCG is no better than placebo in achieving weight loss or reducing hunger."
If you are planning an HCG diet plan or injecting HCG, I highly recommend that do it with a doctor’s advice only. Taking any type of hormone therapy on your own is risky and dangerous, even if they are common in the market and claimed to be safe for regular use.
Reference:
Simeons ATW. The action of chorionic gonadotrophin in the obese. Lancet 2:946-947, 1954.
