HCG is short for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin hormone. This hormone is normally produced during the first trimester of pregnancy and is also used to treat fertility issues in women. HCG is quickly becoming known also as the weight loss cure for obese people or anyone wishing to lose weight.
HCG is the hormone responsible for getting a fetus the required calories and nutrients it needs to grow during the first trimester of pregnancy. HCG practically makes the caloric and nutritional intake of a pregnant woman unnecessary, which is why women who are sick for the first three months of their pregnancy still go on to deliver a healthy baby.
HCG is also found to be gonadotropic which means that it helps genital development begin. HCG has been used to treat boys whose puberty is delayed due to a disorder of the pituitary gland. Dr. A.T.W. Simeons noticed that boys that were first being treated with HCG for their slow genital development were rapidly losing weight without reducing their calorie intake or experiencing any hunger pangs.
Capitalizing on both theories that food isn’t required for a fetus to get the required calories and nutrients that it needs to survive, as well as boys being treated with HCG for hormonal issues losing weight and not being excessively hungry, Dr. Simeons began to do more research. He took these findings a step further to see how HCG could help men and women achieve their weight loss goals. What he found is that the hormone HCG helps to trick the mind into thinking that it’s not hungry. HCG causes the body to release stored fat deposits for the body to burn, reducing the need for individuals to consume calories or nutrients in the form of food.
People that are following an HCG diet are required to restrict their calories to a mere 500 calories per day. While this might seem extreme, it is possible for dieters to restrict their calories so severely while taking HCG since HCG triggers the release of the required fat that the body needs to get through the day. Just like many diets, the HCG diet isn’t meant to be a long-term diet. Once the body uses up the stored fat to take part in this diet, the HCG will no longer work, causing the body to have complications if it continues to only receive 500 calories per day.












