CABBAGE SOUP DIET
The premise of this diet is that you can eat as much "fat-burning"
soup as you want. Basically, the idea is that the more soup you eat, then
the more weight you should lose. The Diet relies on eating strange and bizarre combinations of food that
nearly force you to starve each day. Dieters are allowed all the water
and cabbage soup they want, plus a very restricted set of other foods.
A running myth suggests that this diet originated at any number of hospitals,
but thus far, no medical facilities have claimed it as their own. Consensus
is that the diet is effective for temporarily losing a few pounds. However,
this is not a very nutritionally sound plan and certainly not one to live
on.
Pros
Eat an "unlimited" amount of cabbage soup.
Cons
No variety in foods - not very nutritionally sound.
The Bottom Line
It's okay to have cabbage soup on occasion, but certainly not as the basis
of your diet. Choose a more well-rounded diet.
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