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Human chorionic gonadotropin diet or HCG diet claims to promote weight loss. The diet comes with severe calorie restriction accompanied by the usage of HCG diet products such as HCG supplements and injections.
Human chorionic gonadotropin diet or HCG diet claims to promote weight loss. The diet comes with severe calorie restriction accompanied by the usage of HCG diet products such as HCG supplements and injections.
>> reporter: senator claire mccaskill is launches a campaign into those ads asking those to flag potential scams. sensa is one of four supplement dietmakers the ftc charged with deceptive advertising saying there's no proof those products work. other target, hcg diet correct, distributors of hormone drops placed under your tongue, the company says, you'll lose weight fast. lean spa, a company the ftc shut down for using fake websites to market colin cleansing and diet products. and the popular beauty product company locciton. >> honing in on the fact people want to lose weight and don't want to have to work at it. >> reporter: the ftc isic maing these companies pay $34 million in settlements. the in refunded to customers. nutritionist katherine tallmadge worries who they are taurgted.
could create some defriending drama because of the design. you will now see a list of friends you made at a particular date and facebook will tell you whether or not you made the cut^. guys hope i made your cut. >>clayton: thanks, dave. >>alisyn: this diet is the latest diet fad to hit the market, the hcg diet, and jersey shore stars like snooki are touting the benefits. >>clayton: some even claim the diet which combined low-calories with an injection of pregnancy hormone can help you lose a pound a day. a hormone expert is here to talk about this from the age management institute. it is getting a lost attention and the popularity of the show. does the diet work? >>guest: yes, it works, it is not a fad do it, and people should do it only under the doctor's care. >>alisyn: i have to interrupt
dramatic calorie-restricted diets. dr. mark siegel joins us. i get alarmed when doctors call it dangerous and appalling. and yet more and more women are catching on to this h.c.g. diet, which is what? >> it's a word-of-mouth, infectious diet. the f.d.a. is against it for very good reasons. more than 12 clinical trials have not shown that h.c.g., which you have plenty of right now and you told me you are hungry -- megyn: all the time. >> so you what is working in the scam diets -- megyn: and you inject it daily? >> yes. it's $1,000 for a month of treatment. you can take it in drops or inject it. what's working are the low-calorie diets that good
derivative of the hormone that comes in drops. $60 for a 40-day supply. she says she lost 45 pounds in 80 days and now sells it. >> i'm fairly happy with myself now. i'm comfortable. i may not be a size zero but i never wanted to be. >> reporter: the hcg diet is so popular even dr. oz weighed in. >> it's called the hcg diet. >> reporter: even more women are getting the hormone prescribed by a doctor, injecting it daily. that, coupled with a severe calorie restriction, just 500 calories a day, a near-starvation diet. those who swear by it claim, in theory, hcg curbs your appetite and that by tricking your body into thinking it's pregnant, the body acts just as if there were a fetus, burning fat, not muscle. abc news contacted more than 20 medical experts today who say that's nonsense. we talked to endocrinologists, nutritionists, even cardiologists, all of whom say there is no medical evidence to back up the diet's claim. and worse, according to critics, it may put dieters at risk of
blood clots, pulmonary embolism and depression and headaches. >> this is not just nonsense. this is dangerous. go on the hcg diet, i think you're playing russian roulette with your health and maybe your life. >> reporter: where is the fda on this? they pointed out for years they required labels of hcg point out that numerous clinical trials show it's not effective for weight loss. juju change, abc news, new york. >> i think that says it all. plus the 500 calorie part. if you only eat 500 calories a day and don't take the hormone, i imagine you would drop a pound or two. >> it's funny, too. there has been extensive research, for more than 20 years, about the danger of low calorie dieting. years ago there was a study that followed 17 people initially obese. they dropped their weight really fast and then they died suddenly of something they call ventricular arrythmia after five months of dieting. it can be scary. so don't -- >> even dr. oz is saying more research necessary. dr. oz says, that's so. >> dr. oz, he knows all. coming up, everyone, we'll meet a talented mix master. >> he calls himself girl talk. mash-ups are all the rage. see what makes him tick when we ented mix master.
fall. >> it is official. court is adjourned on law and order. >> if you happen to know that they occasionally visited the establishment. >> i thought member might know where he was. >> nbc cancelling the show after 20 seasons. one season shy of being the longest running drama in tv history. final episode airs may 24th a. >> and medical a-team. a popular weight loss method called. hcg diet. you inject a pregnancy hormone in your body . a lot of people say it is a success. but is it safe? >> how are you doing, clayton . >> i hear the diet. it is cowly restriction . then you are injecting your body with a pregnancy hormone
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