The HCG diet has received a lot of attention in the past few years. Just about everyone that has tried it has lost a tremendous amount of weight and a high percentage of them have kept the weight off long term. The HCG diet success stories are abundant and can be read about everywhere.

HCG was first discovered as a hormone produced by pregnant women. HCG works with the hypothalamus gland in the body. The hypothalamus gland is partly responsible for the regulation fat, therefore, the HCG works by signaling the body to release stored fat into the bloodstream where it is in turn used for nourishment.

All of this information sounds extremely scientific, so how exactly does it all work? The HCG diet plan must be followed in three phases:

The unsettling truth is that two thirds of American adults are overweight. This leads many Americans in search of the best diet(s) out there. Since 2008, there has been a lot of hype about the hCG diet. In fact, this weight loss idea was first studied in the 1950’s by British endocrinologist, Dr. Simeons.

Dr. Simeons’ research originally sought a treatment for young males with low testosterone levels. He found that hCG acts as a forerunner to increase these low levels. However, through observance and documentation he found that the boys began to slim down and lose belly fat.

Through the 1960’s, Simeons experimented with various amounts of hCG combined with specific foods. His research showed that when the correct amount of hCG was paired with a specific diet plan, men and women had the ability to lose astonishing amounts of fat in relatively short periods of time. This proved to be more weight loss than with just standard diet and exercise.