HCG Diet Drops - What Are They?

How do HCG drops work? HCG drops are known to control the hypothalamus gland which is responsible for controlling hunger, reproductive system, body fats and emotions. HCG diet drops are given on recommendation with a proper diet plan.

In 1954, a British physician named Dr. ATW Simeons, published a book named "Pounds & Inches - A New Approach To Obesity", that became amazingly popular for a certain weight loss protocol that was discussed in it. According to Simeons' findings, a hormone known as Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG), found in pregnant women, along with combination of a healthy low calorie diet was proved to be very effective in weight loss programs.

Since then, HCG drops have been popular among the masses and still, they're somewhere or the other used by overweight and obese people. The HCG diet programs became so popular for years, that they were available in spas and weight loss clinics, unless their popularity reached to such a level, that it became common to most of the people. Nevertheless, they've also landed up in controversies about the effectiveness of the HCG protocol. Let's know more about the deeper aspects of this much talked formula.

The HCG diet plan work likes this. For the first two days, the individual following the diet plan is given HCG drops and allowed a high food diet. This is followed by a phase of 26 - 40 days of very low calorie diet (VLCD). The HCG drops are stopped being given, 2 or 3 days, before end of the phase. Further, for 3 weeks, you'll be monitored under a simple diet program and not VLCD. The later 3 weeks will be the time when your body will adjust to normal dieting. Meanwhile, as HCG programs guarantee, you might have lost weight as per your plans.