Is the Controversial hCG Diet Safe?

Experts Weight In on HCG

ABC News takes a hard look at the hCG diet, which involved injecting or ingesting a pregnancy hormone and only eating 500 calories per day. They interview Victoria Pigault, who was so happy with experience with hCG that she now sells it in the form of homeopathic drops. Although a handful of doctors will proscribe hCG injections to patients who want to lose weight, and overwhelming number of medical experts say there's no evidence to prove that this diet fad is either safe or effective.

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Is the Controversial hCG Diet Safe?

Experts Weight In on HCG

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