Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. Obesity is associated or linked with many diseases, particularly heart disease, type 2 diabetes, breathing difficulties during sleep (sleep apnea), certain types of cancer, and osteoarthritis.

Being overweight, while not necessarily medical harmful, can cause depression and anxiety , neither of which promote a healthy lifestyle.

Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive daily caloric intake, lack of physical activity, and genetic susceptibility, though a limited number of cases are due solely to genetics, medical reasons or psychiatric illness. Obesity is a leading preventable cause of death worldwide, with increasing prevalence in adults and children. Most medical authorities view it as one of the most serious public health problems of the 21st century. Obesity is stigmatized in the Western world, though it has been perceived as a symbol of wealth and fertility at other times in history and even today in many parts of Africa.

Interestingly, persons suffering from obesity will accumulate fat throughout the body regardless of whether they eat excessively, normally or less than normal . A person who is free of the disorder will never get fat, even if he/she frequently overeats.

Ultimately, understanding obesity requires one to understand fat and how the body stores, breaks down, and burns fat for energy. In the human body three kinds of fat are distinguished.

The first is structural fat which fills the gaps between various organs, a sort of packing material used by the body for major organ placement and protection. Structural fat also performs such important functions as bedding the kidneys in soft elastic tissue, protecting the coronary arteries and keeping the skin smooth and taut. It also provides the springy, shock-absorbing hard fat cushion under the bones of the feet, without which we would be unable to walk.

The second type of fat is a normal reserve of fuel upon which the body can freely draw when the nutritional and energy income from the intestinal tract is insufficient to meet the body's energy demand for both resting requirements and physical effort. Such normal reserves are localized all over the body. Both these types of fat, structural and reserve are normal and even if the body stocks them to capacity this does not lead to medical condition known as obesity.

However, there is a third type of fat which is entirely abnormal . It is the accumulation of such fat, and of such fat only, from which the overweight patient suffers. This abnormal fat is also a potential reserve of fuel, but unlike the normal reserves it is not available to the body in a nutritional emergency. It is, so to speak, locked away in a fixed deposit and is not kept in a current account, as are the normal reserves.

hCG and Weight Loss

The usage of hCG is as an adjunct to the British endocrinologist A.T.W. Simeon's ultra-low-calorie weight loss diet. Dr. Simeons, while studying pregnant women in India on a calorie-deficient diet and “fat” boys with pituitary problems treated with low-dose hCG, discovered that both pregnant woman and overweight or “fat” boys lost fat rather than lean (muscle) tissue.

Subsequent research did find that when patients were given small daily doses of hCG they could comfortably go about their usual occupations on a diet of only 500 calories daily and lose an average of about one pound per day. It was also perfectly evident that only the third type of fat, the abnormal fat , was being consumed. There has been no evidence that the hCG Protocol depletes normal fat stores. Furthermore, patients using hCG reported that their skin remained fresh and taut and gradually their figures became entirely normal. In addition, there have been no reported side effects from the daily administration of hCG.

hCG Is Not a Sex Hormone

It cannot be sufficiently emphasized that hCG is not sex hormone. Its' action is identical in men, women, children and in those cases in which the sex-glands no longer function owing to old age or their surgical removal. The only sexual change it can bring about after puberty is an improvement of a pre-existing deficiency, but never stimulation beyond the normal. hCG is an underappreciated hormone that in men enhances testosterone production, which is important for longevity and wellbeing. In women hCG is invaluable in promoting appetite cessation, inducing mood elevation and burning fat .

hCG Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What hCG and how does it work?

A: hCG is the acronym for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, a substance produced in huge amounts by the placenta during pregnancy. After its discovery, scientists tried to find a name for this substance and when they observed that the administration of hCG helped to provoke ovulation in experimentation animals, they named their discovery Gonadotropin, meaning that it acts on gonads (testicles or ovaries) and Chorionic because later it was found that it was produced by the chorium of the placenta.

Q: Is it safe to use hCG?

A: hCG is extremely safe. Women experience extremely high levels (anywhere from 100x to 1000x the amount prescribed in this program) during the nine months of pregnancy and have multiple pregnancies without ill effects. The small amount used for weight loss and sarcopenia (a disease of muscle wasting) has NO reported side effects.

Q: What is the function of hCG in pregnancy?

A: hCG is one of the substances that regulates metabolism during pregnancy.

Q: If hCG works to well in pregnancy, why don't pregnant women lose weight?

A: hCG works to mobilize fat for utilization by the body only when there is a significant decrease in calories and fat. A starvation state must exist for hCG to work. For weight loss, we use a very low calorie diet to trigger hCG to help rid the body of fat.

Q: Why is it necessary to get updated medical information and tests?

A: Even if you used to be a patient with a different weight loss clinic, our physicians need to be certain the information they have is accurate and current. In this way, we can create the program that will be most likely to bring you success without taking any unnecessary medical risks.

Q: Will my metabolism slow down if I'm on a very low calorie diet?

A: Normally when we cut back our calories and fat, our bodies store fat and our metabolisms slow down. This happens because fat is really a life-saving source of stored energy. When a very low calorie diet is employed with hCG, the body is signaled to use the fat that is stored for energy or for elimination.

Q: Wouldn't I lose the same amount of weight eating a very low calorie diet without hCG?

A: You can lose weight by simply eating fewer calories and fat, but because the body stores fat during times of deprivation, you will most likely lose muscle and bone before fat. This causes cellular metabolism to slow down, so in the long run it would make gaining weight easier.

Q: The hCG protocol is very low calorie, will I get hungry?

A: Because hCG mobilizes fat and makes it available to the body as an energy source, it naturally reduces appetite. So, even though you are taking in fewer calories, your body is able to access the energy you have stored. Most people have plenty of energy and feel good while on the program.

Q: Will hCG interfere with any medications I am currently taking?

A: No, hCG does not interact with any medications and there are no side effects.

Q: Will I experience any changes in my menstrual cycle taking hCG?

A: No, there are no side effects from the very low amounts of hCG that is given. You should stop when your cycle starts and restart 5 days later, maintaining the 500 calorie diet.

Q: Are there other benefits from using hCG for obesity treatment?

A: Yes. Patients feel in a good mood throughout the treatment period. They do not report irritability or weakness. They generally look and feel fine. Sleep usually improves. Patients also notice a decrease in the size of their body circumferences, typically described as “Clothes fit fine, better than any other regular diet”. A very important remodeling of body contour is observed (due to the fact that hCG+diet decrease body fat better than any other obesity treatment).

Q: Why are some people calling hCG the “hCG-cure”?

A: hCG is also being called the “hCG-Cure” because after taking it for weight loss, it works to re-program your body to use stored fat for energy when calories are reduced for some period of time. Or put another way, it helps you maintain and not re-gain the weight you have lost.

Q: How much weight can I expect to lose on the program?

A: On average, our patients lose around 20 lbs. per month. Many times 10 to 12 lbs are lost in the first week.

Q: Does the weight loss slow down after the first month?

A: Often times what we see is a large weight loss in the first month, then a plateau. This does not mean weight loss has stopped. Usually we still see inches being lost continuously and then another large drop on the scale. Weight loss is achieved in stair-step fashion.