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Frequently Asked Questions
HCG is an abbreviation for Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin. It is a hormone that is produced by the placenta during pregnancy. Women make the equivalent of millions of International Units (IUs) during pregnancy. It is believed that HCG maximizes the functional capacity of the body's control centers in the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is a part of the central nervous system and controls many different body functions. Dr. Simeons believed that one center in the hypothalamus, which he called the fat bank, controls the movement and distribution of fat throughout the body. HCG mobilizes abnormal fat and releases it as a source of energy and nutrients. Thus the hypothalamus ensures that the developing fetus has access to energy and nutrients even if a pregnant woman temporarily lacks access to food, thus protecting the fetus's growth and development. Likewise, when a patient is on the Dr. Simeons HCG Protocol small amounts of HCG have been shown to mobilize abnormal fat and to make it available to the body as a source of energy and nutrients.
Some people have a hard time understanding the rationale behind the 500 Calorie per day diet. They may say that anyone would lose weight on a 500 Calorie per day diet or that it would be impossible to follow. If somebody were to start a 500 Calorie per day diet without HCG, he or she would experience the following: hunger, cravings, feelings of misery, loss of structural fat and muscle mass, and a lack of loss of abnormal fat deposits. When patients start on the HCG protocol they generally lose up to one pound of abnormal fat per day. Each pound of fat contains approximately 3500 Calories. If people lose one pound of abnormal fat in one day that makes 3500 Calories available to them. This is in addition to the 500 Calories that they consume through their diet, making the total 4000 Calories. If people lose one half pound of abnormal fat, that makes 1750 Calories available to them, making the total 2250 Calories. So although the oral consumption is limited to 500 Calories per day, patients have access to adequate amounts of energy because the rest of the calories is generated internally through the breakdown of fat deposits (lipolysis). *One food Calorie (1 kcal or 1,000 calories) is the amount of digestively available food energy (heat) that will raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius.
Dr. Simeons found that the long-term success rate among the patients that he treated and followed in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s was very high. I have found that many patients who start the HCG Protocol lose their desires and cravings for junk food, and that they tend to make permanent changes in their eating habits. To ensure long-term success it is important to stay away from or minimize the consumption of any foods and food ingredients which may adversely impact the hypothalamus. As much as possible, I recommend that patients choose organic, whole foods that are not processed or adulterated in any way.
A significant amount of research has been done that shows that the Dr. Simeons HCG Protocol is effective for weight reduction. However, sometimes patients get concerned when they learn about conflicting information from seemingly reputable sources or research that was not done performed properly. In many of the studies listed below the researchers did not follow the exact protocol that Dr. Simeons prescribed or there is not enough information to determine if they did. Here are possible reasons that some of the articles were critical or that some of the studies failed to show that HCG was effective:
Regardless of the existence of these articles and studies that are critical of Dr. Simeons and his HCG weight reduction protocol, I have no doubt whatsoever that this weight reduction method is the safest and most effective that I have used in my practice in my entire career. I have seen wonderful results with my patients and personally. More than 90% of the patients who take this protocol seriously, who are willing to follow Dr. Simeons's recommendations closely, and who follow up with me regularly are very successful in losing weight quickly, safely, and without hunger. Here is a selection of articles and clinical studies. When available, I posted links to the full article or research abstracts (summaries). Any articles that were critical of this protocol or studies that failed to show that HCG was effective for weight reduction are in red. The action of chorionic
gonadotropin in the obese. Chorionic
Gonadotropin in the Treatment of Obese
Women Chorionic
Gonadotrophin in the Treatment of Obese
Women The
Use of Chorionic Gonadotropin Hormone in the Treatment of
Obesity - A Double-Blind
Study The
Use of Chorionic Gonadotropin in the Treatment of
Obesity Chorionic
Gonadotrophin in the Treatment of
Obesity Chorionic
Gonadotropin in Obesity: Further Clinical
Observations Chorionic
Gonadotropin and Obesity? Chorionic
Gonadotropin and Obesity Effect
of human chorionic gonadotrophin on weight loss, hunger, and
feeling of well-being The
treatment of obesity Human
chorionic gonadotropin treatment for obesity: a
rebuttal Ineffectiveness
of human chorionic gonadotropin in weight reduction: a
double-blind study (Original Research
Communications) Human
Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) in the Treatment of Obesity - A
Critical Assessment of the Simeons Method Human
chorionic gonadotropin in weight
reduction Human
chorionic gonadotropin in weight reduction: a
reply HCG
clarification: a reply (Review article) HCG clarification
(Commentary) Chorionic
gonadotropin in weight control. A double-blind crossover
study Human
chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) treatment of
obesity Drug
treatment of obesity A
Forty-Day - 550 Calorie Diet in the Treatment of Obese
Outpatients Follow-up
of obese patients: 14 years after a successful reducing
diet Human
chorionic gonadotrophin and weight loss. A double-blind,
placebo-controlled trial The
effect of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) in the
treatment of obesity by means of the Simeons therapy: a
criteria-based
meta-analysis Use
of oral hCG for treatment of obesity: A double-blind
study Utility
of an Oral Presentation of hCG (human Choriogonadotropin)
for the Management of Obesity: A Double-Blind
Study. Utility
of an oral formulation of hCG for obesity treatment: A
Double-Blind Study. Successful
study with before and after
photos hCG
Obesity Physiology Oral hCG Research Center Bibliography
Individuals (including health professionals) who don't understand the Dr. Simeons HCG protocol or who are biased against the use of HCG for weight reduction may say a variety of things with the purpose of discouraging people from using HCG for weight reduction. One of the things that they may say is that HCG causes cancer. Here are the facts about the relationship between HCG and cancer:
It appears that some individuals have a double standard with regard to the medical use of HCG:
Pregnant women make the equivalent of millions of units of HCG. Pregnant women do not have an increased risk of cancer during or following pregnancy. If HCG causes cancer, why aren't we advising expectant mothers of this danger? BECAUSE HCG DOES NOT CAUSE CANCER!
Medical schools and postgraduate medical education programs do not teach this protocol. Part of the reason are the numerous poorly conducted research studies mentioned above that sought to mislead the medical community. If this protocol were to become well known and recommended on a large scale one may expect the following:
Wouldn't you think that everyone would enthusiastically welcome this? It would change the lives of millions! However, there are industries and organizations that are now capitalizing on sickness that would see a decrease in influence and profitability if this were to happen. 
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