Another risk of the HCG diet is malnutrition. At only 500 calories the day the body is deprived of the normal amount of nutrients it needs from the different food groups. But because the HCG diet restricts dieters from certain foods it may lack certain nutrients such as the carbohydrates that the body needs to [Continue]

The originator of the hCG diet was Dr. Simeons, a British endocrinologist who discovered the hCGs role in fat reduction. In the 1950s, hCG drops were still not commonly used and the method of administering the hCG hormone was through injection. The daily dose required is still 125 to 200 international units and the dieter [Continue]