What Is Dr. Simeons’ HCG Diet?

A weight loss program based on the protocols developed in the 1950’s by Dr. A.T.W. Simeons, MD.

Over the course of the late 40’s and throughout the 50’s, Dr. Simeons developed the HCG protocols for his affluent clientele among Italy’s elite.

He discovered when he used hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) in conjunction with a VLCD (Very Low Caloric Diet, typically 500 calories a day), his patients suddenly started losing approximately a pound a day – with no loss of muscle mass.

Simeons also discovered there are three types of fat, two of which the body needs to survive, but the third is a fat the body doesn’t process and which is stored as “unwanted fat,” e.g., the fat typically around the accumulation areas of the body – abdomen, arms, the back and thighs. Combined with the VLCD, his HCG weight loss protocol targets these stores of fat the body cannot process.

Additionally, the protocol suppresses hunger while on the diet, and produces other short and long-term results by resetting the metabolism and preventing future weight gain.

His wealthy patients were thrilled at this new way to quickly and safely lose weight and for much of seventies it pretty much stayed within that small circle of patients until he compiled his protocols into a report, “Pounds & Inches: A New Approach To Obesity.”

If It’s So Great, What Hasn’t My Doctor Heard Of It?

Not only are today’s medical professionals flooded with more information than they can possibly keep track of, but there is a lot controversy surrounding the HCG diet with the debate divided into two camps.

One camp, comprised of the FDA and the American Society of Bariatric Physicians, claims there is no evidence using the Simeons protocol (hCG injections plus a 500 calorie per day diet) results in weight loss.

The other camp consists of tens of thousands of satisfied (and leaner) consumers who:

• Lost significant weight (one pound or more per day)
• Experienced little to no hunger while on the diet
• Experienced no loss of muscle (common in many diets after a certain point)
• Shed fat in their “problem areas” (abdomen, thighs and other fat accumulation sites)
• Reset their metabolism to a “normal” rate where they could eat normally without fear of regaining the weight.

In 2007 Kevin Trudeau’s controversial book, “The Weight Loss Cure They Don’t Want You to Know About” created a huge surge in the HCG protocol’s popularity and for many; this introduced the mainstream public to the benefits of the HCG Diet. Trudeau proved it’s workability to himself and the world when he lost 36 pounds in 5 weeks.

Predictably, the book drew attacks from some medical researchers who challenge the effectiveness of hCG in weight loss. These clinicians agreed with the FDA, that hCG is not effective in weight loss, and cautioned patients about the possible side effects of the use of hCG, ranging from blood clots to ovarian hyper-stimulation.

Trudeau’s response was, “There is absolutely no documentation or substantiation backing up and proving these negative statements (regarding hCG being dangerous and ineffective) are true.”

He also accused the researchers of not following the Simeons protocol, therefore invalidating their findings. And examining the details of their findings,  it is a fact that the researchers did not follow the original Simeons protocol by substituting foods which were not part of the original protocol. Understandably, if you eat foods high in fat while on the hCG diet then your body will think it’s releasing enough fats stores into the bloodstream already and you will therefore cease to lose weight.

Though he has been a stalwart a defender of the HCG Diet, Trudeau did his own “modifications” of Simeons’ original protocols and included additional steps that are not necessary to successfully lose weight on the HCG Diet, such as a cleanse before starting the diet, vitamin supplementation and other steps.

Scientific Proof The HCG Diet Works

In 2009, the Oral hCG Research Center published its findings: “Oral hCG (Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin) for obesity treatment: a Double-Blind study: Recent findings on hCG oral preparation and photographic results.” This study shows there was definite, significant weight loss when the test subjects followed Simeons’ HCG protocols.

Regardless of the controversy, the HCG protocol, when followed, achieves the quickest weight loss and has a host of long-term benefits provided by the resetting of the metabolism.

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