Many dieters are considering the HCG diet. Although it has gained some recent attention, the HCG weight loss plan actually dates back to the 1930s, according to The Los Angeles Times. The HCG weight loss plan consists of daily injections of the...
There is a difference between a low calorie diet and a very low calorie diet, medically speaking. Most traditional diets put you in a 1200 to 1800 calorie range, which is considered low. A very low diet consists of 800 calories a day or less....
The Cabbage Soup Diet is a seven-day eating plan designed to produce rapid, short-term weight loss. Termed a "fad diet" by the Mayo Clinic, the soup diet is not recommended as a long-term diet plan and should be discontinued after one week,...
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of the Surgeon General states that nearly two out of every three Americans are either overweight or obese, and one out of every eight deaths in the United States is linked to complications due...
Weight loss is simple: eat fewer calories than you expend and over time you will lose weight. This premise works for anyone of any race, gender or age. But some questions can still remain, for instance, how many calories should you eat. The very...
Dieting involves altering your dietary intake in some way. This typically includes a reduced-calorie intake each day for weight loss, altering the composition of your diet or both. Certain side effects associated with weight loss vary based on the...
HCG diet programs promote the use of the hormone HCG, or human chorionic gonadotropin, as a supplement to enhance weight loss. HCG is a hormone associated with pregnancy and some critics of these weight loss programs note that the hormone can...
Extreme and rapid weight loss often results from very low-calorie diets. However, diets that dip below 1,200 calories for women and 1,500 calories for men are termed extreme or severe. Extreme calorie diets should not be continued for longer than...
Although the HCG diet has gained popularity in the past few years, the HCG diet dates to the 1950s. Columbia University explains that British doctor Albert T. Simeons was the first medical physician to experiment with HCG for dieting purposes....
Kilocalorie restrictive diets have been used for years to help overweight and obese persons to promote weight loss. According to Wim Saris in "Very Low-Calorie Diets and Sustained Weight Loss," very low-calorie diets, or VLCD, have been defined to...
Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin, or HCG, is a hormone produced by the female body during pregnancy. It was first used for weight loss the 1950s by Dr. A.T.W. Simeons, a British endocrinologist. Use of HCG is controversial as it involves a low-fat...
The Xtreme Fat Loss Diet is a diet and workout program devised by personal trainer and former Body-for-Life Transformation Challenge winner Joel Marion. The program includes a five day plan that breaks down the amount of calories and...
Rates of overweight and obesity are alarmingly high. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that 64 percent of women and 72 percent of men in the United States are overweight or obese. Effective weight loss typically requires a daily calorie...
The Medifast diet is a meal replacement plan that fits the description of an extreme diet. The University of Maryland Medical Center defines this type of diet as one that allows you less than 1100 calories per day. Medifast, with an average...
Trying to lose weight extremely fast may be tempting for a few reasons, including staying motivated at the beginning of your weight-loss plan. However, quick weight loss usually leads to regaining weight quickly as well. In some cases, you may...