Neurological and Musculoskeletal System, health and medicine homework help

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Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) is currently being used as an aid to weight loss in conjunction with an extremely restricted caloric intake of 500 calories per day. Many people are buying the HCG through the Internet with no medical surveillance. Research the HCG diet and share your thoughts on the efficacy, safety, and validity of the diet. What strategies would you use to educate patients on the diet


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HCG diet is a super low calorie diet which results in weight loss. HCG diet limits your
daily intake to 500 calories a day for 8 weeks while taking HCG, either by getting the
injection / shot or by taking homeopathic products such as ordered drops, pellets which
you can buy at the store.
HCG is the hormone that body produces during pregnancy. HCG injections helps you in
losing muscles while you diet. By elevating hormone level in the body including
testosterone, HCG creates a muscle breakdown and loss of muscles. We lose muscles
that is bad for body, shape and metabolism. It takes a lot to make these...

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