What Is the hCG Diet? Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone your body normally makes. However, during pregnancy, the placenta makes hCG in large amounts. So, hCG is what pregnancy tests ...
But the hCG diet has plenty of critics, starting with the FDA. The agency stated as far back as 1975 that there's no substantial evidence that hCG increases weight loss beyond what a dieter would lose ...