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08-18-2009 at 09:53 PM.

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I was curious too about that. It sounds like the typical controversial possibly bogus type treatment you always read about all sorts of things. I found some info on this shot that was popular now HCG. Frankly 15 lbs a month sounds like an extreme amount usually a result of some crazy thing like the starvation diet Im following which could be dangerous.

http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4924...ot-do.html

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# A more controversial use of the hCG shot is as a way to lose weight, in conjunction with a low-calorie diet developed by British doctor A.T.W. Simeons. Simeons looked at studies of Indian women and overweight boys who were given hCG shots for fertility reasons and to stimulate puberty respectively. He noticed that both the women and boys lost fat. The FDA has stated that the use of the hCG hornome as a weight loss tool is both ineffective and dangerous.

http://hcgdietinfo.com/HCG-Diet-I...imeons.htm

http://www.weightlossnutrition.or...ight-loss/

HCG injections have been claimed to be effective in weight loss by aiding in localized reduction, affecting mood and suppressing hunger. This obesity therapy (injections of HGH and dietary modification) was introduced by Simeons in 19541 but its effectiveness has been disputed for a long time. Simeons developed the weight loss therapy based on his experience of treating young boys suffering from dystrophia adipositogenitalis (the Frohlich syndrome) using human chorionic gonadotropin. It is claimed that obese patients treated with the Simeons therapy will have a rapid weight loss without feeling weak and hungry. Despite the ambiguous evidence of its effectiveness, low-dose injectable HCG combined with a weight loss diet remains a popular method for weight control and obesity treatment. However, a recent test shows the HCG therapy doesnt promote weight loss and HCG diet has no advantage over the calorie restriction method in weight reduction.

One thing I would admit though is there seems to be a lot of rigidity in thinking in various med fields. Like the controversy over the low carb diet. I always dismissed that thinking it was bogus since the usual dogma was a sensible moderate varied diet was the best thing and anything that diverted from it was crazy. The alternative was mainstream healthnuts pushed super low fat , high fiber diets. About 6 years ago some not-so-wacko reporters and others started pushing the low carb diet saying there seemed to be SOME merit and that serious research needed to be done. A lot of the mainstream med field went ballistic over the idea ranting that it was definitely insane and some seemed to suggest it wasnt worthy of research. Well a string of studies came out that seemed to show low carb diets worked better than other types of diets and it wasnt just due to a loss of water or some other short term temporary weight loss effect. The cholesterol levels also didnt sky rocket for the people eating this diet.

However, you still have to wonder if cancer and other problems would pop up with long term low carb dieters who eat tons of meat. On the other hand, the mainstream critics still ranted and either ignored or attacked the studies. Later on there were a few studies that claimed in the longer term the weight loss wasnt as large as in the initial studies between the different diets and cynics of course pointed out the old stat that dieters following any diet in general just didnt fare that well in the long term, almost everyone regains all the weight or more weight than they lost. One poster described dieting as "shuffling the chairs on the deck of the Titanic".

http://www.boston.com/news/health..._hold.html

Low-carbohydrate and so-called Mediterranean diets may be more effective than low-fat diets, according to a major new study published in tomorrows New England Journal of Medicine.

Researchers studied 322 moderately obese employees of a research center in Israel, randomly assigning them to three diet groups, and providing them with encouragement and instruction over a two-year period.

Members of the low-fat group lost an average of 6.4 pounds, while those in the low-carb and Mediterranean groups lost about 10, said Dr. Meir Stampfer, associate director of the Channing Laboratory at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the paper's senior author.

While there has been concern that low-carb diets can be harmful to cardiovascular health, Stampfer said that the participants who followed the low-carb and Mediterranean diets actually had better cardiovascular health than those in the low-fat group. (The study was funded in part by the Dr. Robert C. and Veronica Atkins Foundation, which supports independent scientific research. The late-Robert Atkins was known for promoting a low-carbohydrate diet.)

For people with cholesterol problems, the low-carb diet seemed best; for those at risk for diabetes, the Mediterranean diet provided more health benefits.

I dont think a low carb diet necessarily means eating a mountain of eggs, bacon and steak every day though like some wacky Atkins Diet followers were shown to do on some TV shows.

Basically i just asked my doc a few months ago when i was in for my yearly if she had anything to help with weight loss. she said she had a shot coming out in the summer and to check back then. She said the average loss was 15 pounds a month. and she heard it worked very well. I was in this week for something else and asked about it---she smiled and said it's only $25.

it comes in different doses, once a week depending on what you need. I had to cancel my gym membership so screw it i'm doing it. Ask your docs! will update when i get it.

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