An Overview of the HCG Diet - By: Kyle Bradson

Designed for aggressive dieters who want to lose weight fast, the HCG diet has two parts. The first is a specially-formulated diet drop that helps a dieter burn calories from fat instead of food. The second is a 500-calorie-a-day diet intended to maximize the amount of stored fat the body consumes.

The HCG diet has received criticism, with some suppliers who made exaggerated claims about the diet drops' effectiveness being shut down. The suppliers who remain defend the diet, saying that the FDA's complaint was with the marketing efforts of certain suppliers, not with the diet drops themselves.

The very low calorie diet plan was defined by Dr. Simeons, who formulated the HCG drops.The Very Low Calorie diet plan is intended to put the body into starvation mode, forcing it to burn stored fat as a substitute for food calories. The dieter eats only what is absolutely necessary to stem the urges for food.

During breakfast, the diet plan recommends tea or coffee with one tablespoonful of milk. This is all the milk that is allowed during a 24-hour period. Sweeteners, especially artificial sweeteners like saccharine or herbs like stevia, may be added to the coffee or tea.

For lunch, the dieter may have 100 raw grams of very lean protein. Chicken breast, veal, very lean beef, whitefish, shrimp, and lobster are all recommended sources of this protein. The diet is very specific about cutting away all fat from the meat portion before cooking and about not adding additional fats during the cooking process. Frying the meat in oil, even healthy oils, is not allowed. The meat must be prepared by grilling or boiling. Lunch can also include fruit - such as an apple, half a grapefruit, or a handful of strawberries - and one kind of vegetable.

The diet recommends certain vegetables, including green salad, beet greens, spinach, tomato, cabbage, asparagus, onion, chicory, red radishes, cucumber, chard, celery, and fennel. The lunchtime rules also apply to dinner: one fruit, one vegetable, and 100 grams of very lean protein.

As the HCG diet has become more popular, dieters have begun to share recipes for the 500-calorie diet, and a number of these are now available online. The diet drops come in a kit, which is sold by suppliers, and that kit also includes a detailed description of the Very Low Calorie diet.

Of course, weight loss is an issue of health, not only cosmetic results, and so it is wise to consult a doctor before beginning any aggressive dieting regimen, including the HCG diet. A doctor's guidance can help to ensure that the outcome of an extreme diet is what the dieter wants and needs, while also protecting vital aspects of health.

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