Is HCG the next Wonder Drug?

As one of the stars of the MTV reality TV show Jersey Shore. Jenni Farley spends quite a bit of time on camera in her string bikinis. The New Yorker recently shared her weight-loss secret  – HCG drops.

“My girlfriend lost 40 pounds in 6 weeks on the plan,” she told the fitness blog. “She tried everything and it worked for her. So I thought if it worked for her, it would work for me.”

The HCG drops that Farley promotes on her website can reportedly burn 3,500 to 4,000 calories of stored fat a day, providing you follow the strict HCG Diet — consisting of  just 500 calories a day. To be more specific about that eating regime, dieters are only allowed to consume black coffee, six ounces of lean protein, two bread sticks, two veggies and two apples throughout the day. Combine the starvation-caliber eating plan with these ‘magic’ drops and Farley claims you can lose one to two pounds a day. (Maybe the HCG Diet should change its name to the Starvation Diet?)

Celeb Diet Doctor…
I know a lot of weight loss physicians administer HCG injections for weight loss. However remember that this is done in conjunction with a low calorie diet! Studies show that HCG is no more effective over placebo when combined with a low calorie diet.  To put the nail in the coffin, when HCG injections are given without a low calorie diet there is no weight loss… none! So bottom line you are losing weight because of the low calorie diet and not the HCG injections. But just because it doesn’t work doesn’t mean it’s not going to prescribed…

Even if you thought that HCG injections work, you are getting such a small amount in these drops to render these drops absolutely worthless. I guess Hollywood comes with a price….

My opinion? Don’t do it…take a pass, save your money. The only wonder drug is found waking up 6am and getting your ass out to the gym or for a walk.

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