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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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 ...

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 is cracking down on the HCG diet. There are no HCG products approved for weight loss, but there are many illegal HCG products for sale, says Elizabeth Miller, a ...

Just when you thought there were no more diets to try, comes one of the strangest. The regimen involves a daily injection of urine.Sheryl Paloni lost 43 pounds and more than 30 inches just since June.

Recently, I've had an influx of clients come to me devastated because of the additional weight they gained after their experience with the hCG diet. They were under the belief that the hCG diet was ...

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 ...

The Zone Diet. South Beach. A box of P90X DVDs. A glance at my bookshelf would tell you that sensible diets and working out have always been my M.O. The Zone helped me drop those pesky five pounds ...