OTC HCG weight loss products off the market
February 2012
FDA will take some OTC HCG weight loss products off the market.
They're going after homeopathic products promoted for weight loss. Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) isn't an approved homeopathic.
Some weight loss clinics are giving Rx HCG injections...along with a 500 calorie/day diet. They claim that HCG helps burn fat and maintain muscle...but there's NO scientific evidence to support this. In fact, FDA requires Rx HCG labeling to say that it DOESN'T work for weight loss.
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