Dieters take a jab at fat with injections for weight loss
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Dr. Jyotindra Shah gives a weight-loss patient a lipotropic vitamin shot at Amari, his Scarsdale, N.Y., wellness clinic. He also offers hCG shots and drops. (Photograph by Alexandra Horowitz)
Dr. Jyotindra Shah uses injectable hCG (center), sublingual hCG drops (left) and lipotropic vitamin shots (right) at Amari, his Scarsdale, N.Y., wellness clinic. (Photograph by Alexandra Horowitz)
Dr. Jyotindra Shah uses injectable hCG (center), sublingual hCG drops (left) and lipotropic vitamin shots (right) at Amari, his Scarsdale, N.Y., wellness clinic. (Photograph by Alexandra Horowitz)
In the name of melting off pounds, would you inject a hormone extracted from a pregnant woman's urine? Even one that studies show does nothing to help weight loss? Based on anecdotal evidence, more and more dieters are saying "yes."
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