I am not vendor trying to sell you guys anything, i dont really care if you think it works or doesn't. I KNOW it works despite the poorly designed studies which i will give a quick example with each one you posted.
1. The following things are wrong with this (i read the full study not abstract)
a. no mention of what dose amount of hCG was given
b. no mention of what foods used to make up the 500cal
c. no mention of how much exercise they did was given
d. no mention of any preparation/ detoxification/ hormonal balance was given
e. no mention of muscle and fat % loss (did placebo loose fat or muscle or both Vs hCG?)
2. The following things are wrong with this (no full text available)
a. no mention of what dose amount of hCG was given
b. no mention of what foods used
c. no mention of how much exercise they did was given
d. no mention of any preparation/ detoxification/ hormonal balance was given
e. they were on 5000 kJ = 1194 calories NOT 500 calories so not even using the correct protocol
f. no mention of muscle and fat % loss
3. The following things are wrong with this (one of the better studies but its copying from another study that showed weight loss was twice as effective with hcg.. i dont know why didnt get the same results)
a. no mention of how much exercise they did was given
b. no mention of any preparation/ detoxification/ hormonal balance was given
c. no mention of muscle and fat % loss
Note: The thing with hCG is, if you dont follow it exactly it will not work. You follow it right and you will loose up to 400-600 for males on average, 200-400 for females (estimation based on our results) per day.
4. The following things are wrong with this
a. no mention of what foods used to make up the 500cal
c. no mention of how much exercise they did was given
d. no mention of any preparation/ detoxification/ hormonal balance was given
e. no mention of muscle and fat % loss
Unless you have had a Doctor or someone qualified to take you through the hCG diet that KNOWS what they are doing, that has done bloods, has access to expensive (up $3500+ VLA equipment for eg) then you are just speculating.
Studies are rarely done correctly, i spent a whole semester at uni just tearing them to pieces and looking at all the ways they failed and were basically changed to support a already pre-determined outcome..
It should not be done without help, without preparation. The hCG allows the hypothalamus to give us increased adipose fat breakdown than muscle, structural and other fats that store fat soluble vitamins. That is the difference between 500 cal and 500 cal and hCG, you are releasing another 1000-1500cal from these adipose fat stores which is why you do not get hungry when on it. IF YOU DO IT RIGHT. that means eating within 10-15cal of 500, the CORRECT foods, not eating other fat except small amount of MCT oil, not eating the same protein twice... there are lots of rules, once you follow them its easy, you need to be dedicated, one small deviation can be the difference between losing 300cal or nothing.. That's why you need constant support, no study follows this correctly for it to work
I use hCG as a last resort i must add. I try many other things first, good diet, detoxification, correcting adrenal, thyroid issues etc. I dont see why you are getting on a pitch fork bandwagon over this, it was a SUGGESTION, something to try for 3 weeks. it doesnt work for 3 weeks, what has he lost? I have more data showing it does work with bloods, VLA, measurements, photos, more data than you can drag up with non protocol studies and non educated opinions. Look at my other posts, do i look like i post non scientific and bro science advice?