What is wrong with the cabbage soup diet?

Answer 1

Yes, and it would also be very harmful. I assume a cabbage soup diet is one that consists entirely of cabbage soup. Cabbage soup alone is not a balanced diet, and long-term consumption of only cabbage soup will likely result in poor health due to vitamin, mineral and/or protein deficiencies. Additionally, you'll gain back whatever weight you lost if you return to a normal diet, perhaps gain even more weight if you over-eat after leaving the diet. In the end, you'd be better off if you had never started such a crazy scheme in the first place. Instead, remember that maintaining a healthy weight comes from sticking to healthy habits for life: a good diet and regular exercise. Consume a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean proteins and mononunsaturated fats. Avoid products with too much added sugars, fats, and salts. By doing so, you'll end up consuming nutritiously dense foods and vegetables which are not as calorically dense- you'll have to consume a greater mass of these products than processed foods to consume the same number of calories. So while you'll still feel full after a nutritiously rich meal of the above products, you will have consumed many fewer calories than a highly processed meal- and will have consumed more vitamins, minerals, fiber and other nutrients. You'll lose weight while eating modestly large portions and consume a well balanced diet. Additionally, regular cardiovascular exercise is crucial. The American Heart Association recommends a MINIMUM of 30-60 minutes of exercise for EVERYONE, most days of the week. That's not just 30-60 minutes of schleping about, trudging around either, it's maintaining your heart rate at 50-80% of its maximum, which requires jogging, running and biking amongst other things. For those looking to lose weight, 60-90 minutes are recommended. A successful diet that allows one to maintain their desired weight must be done FOR LIFE.

Answer 2

During that week, you can only eat fruits, vegetables and, of course, cabbage soup (staying true to the diet's moniker).

You cannot consume nearly enough calories nor get the necessary nutrients for a healthy immune system.

The Diet will decrease metabolism and lean muscle mass.

The Cabbage Soup diet is a quick and unsafe method of weight loss, which allows you to eat as much cabbage soup and water as you like but not much else.

This is really a short term nutrition plan (7 days).

As soon as you go off the diet and start to eat regular foods again you can expect that much weight and more to pile right back on.

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Answer 3

Cabbage soup can be very simple to make. My favorite recipe is: Chop up 6 large green onions, 2 green peppers, 1 large head of cabbage, and 1 bunch of celery. Put all vegetables into a large pot with 2 (16 oz) cans of stewwed tomatoes (diced and not drained), 1 (8 oz) package of Lipton Onion Soup mix, and 1 large chicken boullon cube. Season as desired with salt and paper and boil rapidly for ten minutes. Lower heat and simmer until vegetables are tender.