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**annouhMus** · 07-22-2012, 09:23 PM

Yep, the FDA says HCG is illegal - from what I can see this doesn't mean it doesn't work (we are all living testimony to that!) but that it hasn't been given FDA approval. Basically, the FDA is saying that without FDA approval, people selling HCG have no legal standing to make weight loss claims. Keep in mind that cancer-causing aspartame is FDA approved, and Stevia (which comes from a plant, and has been used for hundreds of years) is not.

Oh I fully understand. I see many weight loss aids being sold over the counter and no proof they work. I see many drugs with side effects a mile long approved by the fda. I am a firm believer we have the best government money can buy. So if a major lobbying business says hey that is not proven, the fda will kill it. I mean look at how many drugs are used off label anyways.

**While there are no comprehensive data on how many Americans are taking two diet drugs simultaneously, a study in the March 2009 issue of Obesity revealed that 65 percent of weight specialists belonging to the American Society of Bariatric Physicians who responded to a survey are prescribing unapproved, or “off label,” drug combinations like phen-Topamax. This practice is perfectly legal. In fact, one out of five common drugs for adults is prescribed off label, according to a well-regarded 2006 analysis in the Archives of Internal Medicine.The theory is that as long as a drug has been approved and is on the market, physicians may use it as they see fit. **

**One result: Most of the drug combos being used by dieters have not been tested in clinical trials conducted by drug companies or in rigorous studies led by academic researchers. There are also safety issues. For instance, when a drug manufacturer tried to market a single pill called Qnexa that combined the two medications Sibley took (although in different doses), the FDA rejected it over concerns about birth defects and cardiovascular risks. Yet both doctors and patients can point to success stories in which these medication regimens have led to weight loss without evident health damage.**
**A majority of panelists ultimately backed the drug due to its impressive weight loss results, with most patients losing nearly 10 percent of their overall weight after a year on the drug. But the group stressed that the drugmaker must be required to conduct a large, follow-up study of the pill's effects on the heart. Studies of Qnexa show it raises heart rate and causes heart palpitations, a longtime concern with diet pills over the years. The group of experts said it is still unclear if those side effects lead to heart attack and more serious cardiovascular problems.**

That is 10% of their weight in a year, in other words, the loss is so slow that the drug company will make a fortune off of people.
Why not hcg?

Let's look at walmart online, we have 74 diet aids and I am so sure many say the results have not been evaluated by the fda. I think all the hhcg users need to march on the fda. They allow so many drugs that are so harmful, show minimal results(not just weight loss aids).

The fact that even hhcg can cause such a great weight loss, if the protocol is followed and people stabilize well, they will not need all their medications anymore, in a matter of months over a few years. Much less time to reach full weight loss goal over spending years taking a weight loss drug to lose 10% per year, not including the doctor visits. The only logical conclusion is they were paid off to ban it. There is nothing they can say to prove otherwise.

07-22-2012, 09:23 PM	#4
annouhMus Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 621 Senior Member	Yep, the FDA says HCG is illegal - from what I can see this doesn't mean it doesn't work (we are all living testimony to that!) but that it hasn't been given FDA approval. Basically, the FDA is saying that without FDA approval, people selling HCG have no legal standing to make weight loss claims. Keep in mind that cancer-causing aspartame is FDA approved, and Stevia (which comes from a plant, and has been used for hundreds of years) is not. Oh I fully understand. I see many weight loss aids being sold over the counter and no proof they work. I see many drugs with side effects a mile long approved by the fda. I am a firm believer we have the best government money can buy. So if a major lobbying business says hey that is not proven, the fda will kill it. I mean look at how many drugs are used off label anyways. While there are no comprehensive data on how many Americans are taking two diet drugs simultaneously, a study in the March 2009 issue of Obesity revealed that 65 percent of weight specialists belonging to the American Society of Bariatric Physicians who responded to a survey are prescribing unapproved, or “off label,” drug combinations like phen-Topamax. This practice is perfectly legal. In fact, one out of five common drugs for adults is prescribed off label, according to a well-regarded 2006 analysis in the Archives of Internal Medicine.The theory is that as long as a drug has been approved and is on the market, physicians may use it as they see fit. One result: Most of the drug combos being used by dieters have not been tested in clinical trials conducted by drug companies or in rigorous studies led by academic researchers. There are also safety issues. For instance, when a drug manufacturer tried to market a single pill called Qnexa that combined the two medications Sibley took (although in different doses), the FDA rejected it over concerns about birth defects and cardiovascular risks. Yet both doctors and patients can point to success stories in which these medication regimens have led to weight loss without evident health damage. A majority of panelists ultimately backed the drug due to its impressive weight loss results, with most patients losing nearly 10 percent of their overall weight after a year on the drug. But the group stressed that the drugmaker must be required to conduct a large, follow-up study of the pill's effects on the heart. Studies of Qnexa show it raises heart rate and causes heart palpitations, a longtime concern with diet pills over the years. The group of experts said it is still unclear if those side effects lead to heart attack and more serious cardiovascular problems. That is 10% of their weight in a year, in other words, the loss is so slow that the drug company will make a fortune off of people. Why not hcg? Let's look at walmart online, we have 74 diet aids and I am so sure many say the results have not been evaluated by the fda. I think all the hhcg users need to march on the fda. They allow so many drugs that are so harmful, show minimal results(not just weight loss aids). The fact that even hhcg can cause such a great weight loss, if the protocol is followed and people stabilize well, they will not need all their medications anymore, in a matter of months over a few years. Much less time to reach full weight loss goal over spending years taking a weight loss drug to lose 10% per year, not including the doctor visits. The only logical conclusion is they were paid off to ban it. There is nothing they can say to prove otherwise.
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