Cabbage soup diet

Cabbage Soup Diet

The Cabbage Soup Diet is a short-term diet that promises rapid weight loss. The diet is based around a low-calorie cabbage soup, consumed over a period of seven days.

Overview

The Cabbage Soup Diet is a fad diet that has been around for many years. The diet is often used to kick-start a longer-term diet plan. The main premise of the diet is that the more cabbage soup you eat, the more weight you will lose.

Diet Plan

The diet plan involves consuming large quantities of cabbage soup for one week. The soup is made from cabbage, onion, tomato, bell pepper, and celery. In addition to the soup, certain other foods are allowed on specific days of the diet. These include fruits (except bananas), vegetables, skimmed milk, and lean meat.

Criticism and Health Risks

The Cabbage Soup Diet has been criticized for being nutritionally unbalanced and ineffective for long-term weight loss. It is also associated with several health risks, including malnutrition, electrolyte imbalance, and gallstone formation.

See Also

• Fad diet
• Weight loss
• Dieting