| The Cabbage Soup Diet was formulated in the 80's, | | | | you may have more soup - so you never have to feel |
| yet for some it is still popular today. Usually if any of us | | | | deprived of food inside you. If you are hungry eat |
| sticks religiously to any diet which contains very few | | | | more soup otherwise you will break the diet turning to |
| calories, we shall lose weight. But our bodies are not | | | | other foods. Obviously the main ingredient of the soup |
| as simple as this. On a radical low calorie diet like this - | | | | is cabbage. To make the soup palatable a high dosage |
| is it fat we shall be losing or is it muscle mass? How | | | | of salt is used, which is not good for high blood |
| shall we feel trying to cope with work and daily life on | | | | pressure patients. |
| so little calories? So let us review this diet, and find out | | | | The following foods are allowed to be added to the |
| all the pros and cons. | | | | cabbage to make the soup: |
| This diet gained popularity. mainly with word of mouth, | | | | - 5 green spring onions |
| when people would tell each other the huge amount of | | | | - 8 pieces of celery chopped |
| weight lost in such a short period of time. Not only is | | | | - 4 carrots (no more) |
| this very unhealthy but with such a quick weight loss | | | | - a handful of chopped mushrooms |
| serious side effects can occur. There have been | | | | - 2 cubes of beef or chicken bouillon |
| many copy cat diets after this diet was made. If you | | | | - 1 tin of whole or chopped tomatoes |
| have a wedding or a big occasion coming up in about | | | | Put all of the above in a big cooking pot and bring to |
| ten days, maybe this diet would suit you as you will | | | | the boil adding herbs, seasonings, salt and pepper |
| lose the weight for the event, but to carry on after the | | | | On various days one can add either bananas and |
| ten days is frankly dangerous. Unverified accounts of | | | | skimmed milk, or fruit for one day, and meat on |
| this diet states that for those about to have heart | | | | another day. |
| surgery and a quick weight loss is required, the | | | | As with most fad diets, this diet is completely lacking in |
| cabbage soup diet has been recommended. | | | | nutrition, it has a dangerously low calorific count and |
| A positive fact about the diet is that you definitely will | | | | you won't even have the energy to do any exercise! |
| lose the weight if you stick exactly to the plan of only | | | | The weight will immediately return the moment you |
| eating this soup every day. Also you may eat as | | | | stop this diet. |
| much of the soup if you want, so if you are hungry, | | | | Lose all your weight safely! |