Need more info about hcg diet plan.

Well done when. At least if any gransnetter is tempted by this magic potion the antidote is on the thread too.

I like that saying Phoenix (sorry, I meant to say Poonix )

Remember that the hole your food goes into is larger than the hole it comes out of, and adjust accordingly.

Eelgarner you've done it now, I will always think of you that way!

Yes i have just reported it in case no-one else has.
I agree absolutely that the world is full of faddy money-making diet scams.

Googled OP's name - isn't he busy spreading the word about this diet plan? Hmm

I saw that too, Phoonix
Yours, Eelgarner

It is a million dollar industry. If you can invent a new diet, get some friends to endorse it (preferably famous ones, plus an out-of-work doctor or two) and persuade some women's magazines to feature it, you are made for life.

Just a tad concerned that the OP'er is using 2 different spellings of his name, although any can mis-type.

Yours
Phoonix

I have just been reading about dieting on the Mayo Clinic website. (should be getting dinner on but still) It's amazing how many different diets and products people come up with!

Newist It does annoy me that people can be drawn into taking "stuff" which is only useful for making the fortunes of those who peddle it. If I can warn anyone off falling for the hype, I will.

A quick Google search and a look at a couple of respected sites that specialise in debunking bad science only takes a few minutes.

Here are some - www.badscience.net/
www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/spotquack.html
www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/homeo.html
www.quackwatch.org/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/cancer.html

Elegran that was a very thoughtful thing to do. To take time out of your busy life, to look up and type all the downsides of taking "that stuff"

I don't think it can be advertising, there is no link to follow, and the poster has asked it as a question.

A bit of googling found some solid info about it - I don't know how the OP thinks the reviews are good enough to make them consider using it. The serious (non-selling) ones are against it.

Has anyone actually got round to reporting it yet?

Any serious research will produce a long list of potential adverse reactions. Most doctors, even those who specialize in weight loss, will not advocate or prescribe H.C.G. for these reasons. However, there are some dishonorable doctors who will do it when they are pressured by ignorant patients. The following list is not complete, but it gives a glimpse into the reality of H.C.G. consequences.

Known Effects of Real H.C.G.

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)
Birth deformities, if taken during pregnancy
Early puberty
Prostate cancer
Severe pelvic pain
Swelling of the hands and legs
Stomach pain and swelling
Shortness of breath

Weight gain
Diarrhea
Nausea and vomiting
Headaches
Depression
Breast tenderness and swelling
Edema
Reduced penis size

And in any case, "The H.C.G. offered by the plethora of Internet scammers and retail stores is actually a homeopathic preparation. Due to real H.C.G. being available only by prescription, the non-prescription homeopathic preparations cannot contain any amount of the substance. It is only water, in other words."

So it is either buy water on the internet, which will have no effect, or somehow get real H.C.G. which will have the bad effects listed above.

See healthwyze.org/index.php/component/content/article/449-the-hcg-diet-scam-exposed.html

This is a diet scam. See www.dietscam.org/reports/hcg.shtml

Do not use hormones and chemicals to try to lose weight. They do not work, and just damage your health.

It may be "just" put under your tongue, but the effects are on the whole body. How can it have ANY effect if is not going into your body?

If it is NOT going into your body, it won't work, If it IS going into your body, it will work in ways that alter more than your weight.

I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole. Sounds a bit iffy to me. There is only one way to lose weight - eat less and move more.

And if this is a roundabout way of advertising it, be aware that you are breaking Gransnet rules.

this is a bit off piste

??

I wouldn't if I were you.

HGC is given to infertile women to help them ovulate .... best not to mess around with your hormones!