HCG - more dangerous medical claptrap

On Facebook you'll occasionally see an advert for "HCG Ultra Diet Drops" that, the suppliers claim, have some remarkable qualities. These drops can:

"LOOSE 0.4KG TO 1KG PER DAY SAFELY WITH AN ALL NATURAL HOMEOPATHIC PRODUCT."

They also claim:

"HCG IS LIKE NO OTHER DIET YOU HAVE TRIED BEFORE. IT BURNS THE UNWANTED, DEEP TISSUE FAT THAT NO OTHER DIET CAN REACH BUT LEAVES STRUCTURAL AND NORMAL FAT."

This really is the most monumental hogwash.

First things first. HCG is "Human Chorionic Gonadotropin". I'm not a dietician, but any weight loss scheme that claims it can help you lose "1KG PER DAY" is a dangerous fraud. Either that or it involves cutting parts of your body off.

The suppliers also claim that the product is "IMPORTED FROM THE U.S.A. AND MANUFACTURED IN A FDA REGULATED FACILITY"

This is a lie. A deliberate deception. It's "an intentionally false statement".

In fact the FDA says "HCG Diet Products Are Illegal" and describes "Fraudulent HCG Products for Weight Loss". They say that consumers should "steer clear of these "homeopathic" human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) weight-loss products" and describes them as "unproven and illegal".

I agree.

In an email to me earlier this evening the Facebook advertiser told me their product:

"does contain the HCG hormone and is a real HCG product. The market is being flooded with fake HCG products but HCG Ultra Diet Drops are not one of them."

So it IS a fraud, a lie and a deception then?