HCG Diet?

I have a friend who is going to do the HCG diet in the new year and I am wondering if anyone has anything to say about it. 

I seem to have an abundance of ignorance on the subject.  What exactly is the HCG diet?  

Mary

You mean there's one out there I haven't tried? 

Never heard of it!

I have heard of people doing it but I dont know what it consist of, and the people that I know that have done it I am not sure if they did it long enought to lose.....? So, I guess I am not much help.

I don't see me trying this one out - very low cal diet and weird hormone injections. I have read threads on lowcarbfriends on it, and those who do it are doing fine.

hCG stands for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin, a hormone produced by the placenta during pregnancy.  During pregnancy, the substance almost completely controls the woman's metabolic functions.  Generally, the hCG used in the diet protocols, is synthetic.

Their website is pretty informative. Seems this is a physician monitored diet.

http://www.hcgdietinfo.com/HCG-Weight-Loss-FAQ.htm

Thank you for all of your input.  I seems weird to me and I am really just concerned for her health. I appreciate all of you!