Need To Find Out About The Risks of HCG Diet? Read Here.
The concept of an HCG diet is to lower the normal calorie intake of the person. Every day, there should only be 500 calories to be consumed by the dieter. The 500 calorie diet is also known as the very low calorie diet or VLCD. The dieter must evenly split the 500-calorie requirement into only two meals per day while in the VLCD phase.
The metabolic rate is directly increased in order for the body to burn fats the fastest way. The dieter will lose 1 to 2 lbs daily with that process.
Cutting the normal calorie intake every day is a very risky practice. At least 1000 calories is needed by the body on a daily basis. The internal organs need the right amount of calorie, most especially the brain.
The HCG diet method can lead into depression and chronic organ ailments. The risk of the weakening of the body’s immune system and resistance is also high with the inappropriate supply of important vitamins and substances in the body.
Common side effects of HCG are headache and nausea. These are usually felt during the early phases of HCG diet. However, there are dieters whose headache and throwing up become severe and persist for a long time.
Other undesirable effects of the diet are swelling of the breasts, water retention, tingling and numbness of the whole body, gout, hypoglycemia, swelling of the hands and feet, hypertension, restlessness, abdominal dysfunctions and abnormalities in the menstrual cycle of a woman. Negative behavioral changes and depressions can be the worst side effect of HCG and in addition to that, they may be experienced for a period.
HCG diet have particular restrictions. A pregnant woman must never use HCG because it will definitely affect the baby inside the womb. Lactating and breastfeeding mothers should also not diet like this because the body’s nutrients will be reduced and will affect the baby feeding from the mother.
The use of HCG weight loss is never advisable to people with asthma, congenital heart problems, epilepsy, tumor, gastrointestinal ailments, thyroid gland infections and tumor. Furthermore damage and harm to the existent illnesses can definitely be caused by the compound.