The concept of an HCG diet is to lower the normal calorie intake of the person. Every day, there should only be 500 calories to be consumed by the dieter. The 500 calorie diet is also known as the very low calorie diet or VLCD. During the VLCD phase, the person is only allowed to eat two times a day – splitting the 500 calories into lunch and dinner meals.

To burn the body fats the fastest way possible, the rate of the metabolism is directly increased. The dieter will lose 1 to 2 lbs daily with that process.

Cutting the normal calorie intake every day is a very risky practice. The human body needs at least a thousand calories per day to function correctly. The brain and other vital internal organs must also be supplied with the right calorie level.

Worst results of HCG diet method are chronic vital organ diseases and psychological imbalance. The risk of the weakening of the body’s immune system and resistance is also high with the inappropriate supply of important vitamins and substances in the body.

Headache and dizziness and votiming are the very usual side effects of HCG. These are usually felt during the early phases of HCG diet. But some people continually experience severe headache and vomiting.

Other undesirable effects of the diet are swelling of the breasts, water retention, tingling and numbness of the whole body, gout, hypoglycemia, swelling of the hands and feet, hypertension, restlessness, abdominal dysfunctions and abnormalities in the menstrual cycle of a woman. Negative behavioral changes and depressions can be the worst side effect of HCG and in addition to that, they may be experienced for a period.

There are certain restrictions to HCG diet. A pregnant woman must never use HCG because it will definitely affect the baby inside the womb. The body’s nutrients are generally reduced during the diet and mothers who are breastfeeding should not indulge in a weight loss method like this.

The use of HCG weight loss is never advisable to people with asthma, congenital heart problems, epilepsy, tumor, gastrointestinal ailments, thyroid gland infections and tumor.  Furthermore damage and harm to the existent illnesses can definitely be caused by the compound.