Cabbage Soup Diet
The Cabbage Soup diet is designed to last 7 days -- just long enough
to lose (up to) 10 pounds, then return to your regular diet. The menu
for those 7 days is quite structured. At its core is a homemade
cabbage soup. Dieters can eat as much of the cabbage soup as they like
at any time. In addition, there is a strict schedule of when other
fruits and vegetables can be eaten. The diet's author notes that
you should not use this diet for more than 7 days, as it does not
provide a balanced diet.
The Author of the Cabbage Soup Diet
Margaret Danbrot published the diet in 1997.
Medical Studies
We have been unable to find any short-term or long-term medical studies which
measure the effectiveness of the Cabbage Soup diet.
It is clear, however,
that this diet does not provide the vitamins and minerals necessary to provide
adequate nutrition. Because the diet focuses only on short-term weight
loss, those who use it are likely to gain back any weight that they lose.
Additional Resources:
"The New Cabbage Soup Diet," by Margaret Danbrot
