A 40-year-old member asked:
Can you please list the risks associated with the hcg diet?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Michael Dansieanswered
Family Medicine 18 years experience
Starvation: It doesn't work. The diet stipulates that you are on a extremly low calorie intake. This is what causes the weight loss, but it is very difficult to maintain and is not healthy for your body.
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Dr. Emil Shakovanswered
Aesthetic Medicine 19 years experience
What I tell patients: You could be allergic, irregular menses, migraine exacerbations, rare allergic reaction or edema, rare temporary hair loss, blood clot formation, gallstones.
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Last updated Dec 2, 2013
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