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The Promise

Take a "natural" hormone the body makes during pregnancy -- and lose a lot of weight? That's the promise that's turned the hCG Diet -- named after that hormone -- into a craze that just won't quit. If you also go on an ultra-low-calorie diet, backers claim, hCG can “reset your metabolism” so you lose as much as a pound a day without feeling hungry or weak.

Here's what the science says: Any super-low-cal diet will result in weight loss. Most studies have found that hCG (stands forhuman chorionic gonadotropin) has nothing to do with it.

The hCG diet limits you to 500 calories a day for 8 weeks while taking hCG

Not drinking enough water  *this formula is meant to be taken after mixing it into your daily drinking water.  Requiring an individual to drink an absolute minimum of 48oz just to get the dosage suggested on the bottle.  Drinking enough water will naturally help with two other important roles, further appetite suppression and weight loss.Low activity levels  *this product boosts energy more than any other HCG support product on the market, guaranteed.  Boosting activity levels naturally boosts how the body feels inside also, meaning more fat burning and more activity.  Read this comment directly from the manufacturer "For how many ingredients have been packed into this small bottle, it is equivalent to about 12 energy drinks.