AboutTanya Zilberter, PhD Expertise I am in neurophysiology, nutrition and dieting academic research since 1972 (PhD in Physiology) and on the Internet since 1995. Developed the Banta Diet program based on macronutrient balance using the Wilder's formula (1922). I granted the non-exclusive reprint rights to the current owner of BantaDiet.com under the condition of free online access to the program.
Experience Authored 3 academic print books and two popular diet print books as well as about a hundred scientific and popular articles
Organizations I currently do my research on neuroprotective effects of foods and diets. The site where this can be read is Brain Fuels
Diet eBooks (contact me for free copies)
LOW-FAT to LOW-CARB Rotation Diet
Complete Banta Diet jump-start
Dr. Shatalova and Her Very Low Calorie Diet
Alternative medicine eBook
On Pins and Needles of Why Children Rub Their Bruises (Free information based on this eBook can be found at Reflexo-therapy.com)
Education/Credentials PhD in Physiology
Past/Present Clients I wrote for about.com as a guide to the category "weight loss", for the lifetips.com as an expert in the category "diet", for the dietandbody.com, infozine.com, atkinszone.com, and bantadiet.com. My eBook "On Pins and Needles" is used as a content by the reflexo-therapy.com.
Question i am going to be starting this shots here soon just wondering what is your feed back if any on this shots to loose weight. (HCG shots)
Answer It's been claimed for a long time that administering hCG by daily _injection_ in small doses, e.g., 125 I.U., facilitates redistribution of fat shifting it from the midsection, where the fat is the most harmful, to the lower areas around the hips -- but no significant weight loss difference comparing with a 500 Calorie a day diet (The Lancet, Nov. 6, 1954). In 1973, however, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (volume 26, p. 211) published a study showing that a very low calorie diet alone was less efficient in both weight loss and fat redistribution but these results ailed to be confirmed in 1974 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (volume 29, p. 948). The failure to show beneficial effects persisted:
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 1963 12:230
JAMA. 1976 Nov 29;236(22):2495
West Journal of Medicine 127:461�, 1977
Archives of Internal Medicine 137:151-155, 1977
S Afr Med J. 1990 Feb 17;77(4):185
However, recent (indirect) facts support some hopes. It's been shown that hCG increased the levels of Adiponectin (ADP)
(Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation 2006;62:61-65 ) and that ADP --an adipocyte hormone involved in glucose and lipid metabolism -- "acts in the brain to decrease body weight" (Nature Medicine 10, 524 - 529 (2004)
In 2003, Dr. Belluscio published a study suggesting that _oral formulations_ of hCG could be effective in promoting beneficial body fat redistribution during a very low calorie diet. (see http://drbelluscio.tripod.com/hcg.htm )
Authored 3 academic print books and two popular diet print books as well as about a hundred scientific and popular articles