WFW: Losing Weight on Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG)

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By Alicia Barnes

Story Created: Apr 27, 2011 at 7:08 PM EDT

Story Updated: Apr 27, 2011 at 7:08 PM EDT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) -- A controversial way to lose fat and inches is causing one local woman to weigh in. The hormone is called HCG, and doctors say using it to help with weight loss is not its intended use, and HCG is not approved by the FDA, for weight loss, but we are showing you this story so that you know the facts on an increasingly popular way many here in the Midlands are choosing to lose weight.

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