28-03-2011, 05:04 AM
Hey everyone.
I read an article in the New York Times about hCG, a pregnancy hormone that some people are taking in an effort to lose weight. At first, it doesn't seem like it would belong here, but there was this bit:
"The F.D.A. recently received a report of a patient on the hCG diet who had a pulmonary embolism, said Christopher Kelly, a spokesman for the agency. He said the hormone carried risks of blood clots, depression, headaches and breast tenderness or enlargement."
Obviously, I don't advocate people doing things to ruin their health or increase their chances of something like a pulmonary embolism. But I thought this might be another possibility to discuss.
Here's the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/nyregion/08hcg.html
I read an article in the New York Times about hCG, a pregnancy hormone that some people are taking in an effort to lose weight. At first, it doesn't seem like it would belong here, but there was this bit:
"The F.D.A. recently received a report of a patient on the hCG diet who had a pulmonary embolism, said Christopher Kelly, a spokesman for the agency. He said the hormone carried risks of blood clots, depression, headaches and breast tenderness or enlargement."
Obviously, I don't advocate people doing things to ruin their health or increase their chances of something like a pulmonary embolism. But I thought this might be another possibility to discuss.
Here's the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/08/nyregion/08hcg.html