What Critics have to say About the HCG Weight Loss Program

Although one of the more popular weight loss around, the HCG weight loss program has not enjoyed universal acceptance. Many medical experts are not convinced the hormone has a place in weight loss endeavors. They also think the HCG diet should be considered with extreme caution as it is too exacting and may not be safe. The more disapproving of critics think the program can only bring more grief and misery to the obese already suffering from lack of self-confidence and self-esteem.



Why do critics maintain this position despite years of existence of HCG? They have reason to complain, actually. Except for the initial study of Dr. ATW Simeons no other scientific studies support the claim that the hormone has the power to change metabolism much less suppress food cravings. There were one or two actually but the hormone was observed in tandem with the diet, and though findings were always in favor of the hormone and diet it was hard to tell which of the two was really responsible for the reduction in weight of respondents. Critics were quick to point out that the results were most likely the work of the diet.



The questioned diet is a very low calorie diet affording dieters 500 calories or less a day. The amount of allowed calories has caused some people to issue warnings to users. The normal daily requirement of the body is 2,000 to 5,000 calories. The HCG diet can only result to serious health consequences like severe loss of energy as to prevent normal physical and mental activities, vomiting, constant headaches, protein loss in the body's vital organs, etc...



Most of those who see the diet as grossly inadequate to maintain the good health of the body either do not know or conveniently forget that the diet program has anticipated the potential dangers of the diet like those pointed out. To prevent the occurrence of such unfortunate instances, a three day load up period is incorporated in the weight loss program to last three days of the first week of the program. During the three days HCG users are to consume all the calories they are able to. The objective of this period of fairly simple: increase fat stock of dieters ensuring steadily supply of calories enough for the dieter to last the last day of the diet.



Over-all critics are largely outnumbered by people who say they are happy with HCG weight loss program results. Perhaps, it is these people who know the truth about the hormone and the diet.