Cabbage Soup Diet

The premise of the Cabbage Soup Diet is that you can dramatically reduce your calorie intake without ever feeling hungry.
While food choices are severely limited (for example, fruit and milk one day, vegetables another), dieters can gorge themselves on cabbage soup - all day, every day, for the duration of the diet.
It lasts only a week because it was conceived as a quick way to shed pounds, not a long-term solution.

Dieters who manage to follow the Cabbage Soup Diet for the full seven days can lose up to 10 pounds.
While the Cabbage Soup Diet lasts only seven days, many dieters find it difficult to see it through to the end.
It can be challenging and monotonous to eat cabbage soup every day.
The Cabbage Soup Diet works because it is very low in calories and fat; however, the guidelines must be followed faithfully for it to be effective.
Many people consider the diet a nutritious way to lose weight because of the healthful qualities of cabbage, which is rich in iron, folic acid, fiber, and other vital nutrients.
The diet is not recommended for people who exercise frequently or who lead highly active lifestyles.
This is because dieters eat only small amounts of protein and carbohydrates, which give the body energy.
Some critics claim it is a "crash diet" that only works for the short term.
While Cabbage Soup Dieters may lose weight during the diet, they quickly regain it.
Supporters say that the Cabbage Soup Diet is an effective way for dieters to gain discipline before trying a long-term diet solution.
Critics worry that the daily calorie level of the diet is dangerously low.
Some dieters have complained of fatigue, light-headedness, and loss of concentration.
Some followers prefer the Cabbage Soup Diet because it ends quickly and the food is affordable and easy to prepare.

Critics advise that cabbage soup is not nutritious enough to serve as a diet's base food, even for a short period of time.