Our wellness plan is with Spectrum Health Systems. Recently, they informed us that there is an apparent prevalence of the use of the hCG diet weight loss method in our district. Our account manager has said the following:
“The hCG diet is extremely unhealthy and potentially dangerous. This diet is not approved by the FDA and involves a dangerously low calorie intake and the use of the hCG hormone. If team members with chronic conditions (for example, diabetes) attempt this diet, there could be serious side effects. Spectrum Health Systems does NOT endorse the “hCG diet.”
“As you know, the healthiest approach to weight loss is to eat healthy and exercise. Diets like the one I have described in this email are very unhealthy and could do much more harm that good to the individual.”
