Cabbage Diet

The following information should, in no way, be considered a recommendation or an endorsement!! This is simply a page giving information on the Atkin's Diet. If you are considering going on a diet seek the advice of your physician and/or a nutritionist first. Always remember that your health and personal safety come first!

Cabbage Soup Diet Plan
What you can do all week.	Drink as much water as possible throughout the week. Eat as much soup as you want Do not eat any carbohydrates or drink anything carbonated.
Day One	Eat Fruit today, NO bananas, and soup. Drink: Water, tea or Cranberry juices.
Day Two	Eat Vegetables, a baked potato with one pat of butter, and soup.
Day Three	Eat Fruit, NO bananas, Vegetables, and Soup. You can add one can (7oz) sliced mushrooms to the soup.
Day Four	Bananas, up to Eight (8), and soup. Drink as much skim milk as possible.
Day Five	Soup, Beef 10-20 ounces (cooked any way - several steaks), eat as many tomatoes as you want. Drink 8 Glasses of Water. (You can substitute broiled fish for the beef.)
Day Six	Beef again today 10-20 ounces, no potatoes and Vegetables. Soup if you want. (You can substitute chicken or fish for beef.)
Day Seven	Brown rice, vegetables and soup. Drink unsweetened fruit juice.

Clinical studies have found that cabbage is effective in warding off diseases, specifically cancer. Also, the approach of the diet allows for quick weight loss while being allowed to eat as much of the prescribed foods as you want.

This particular plan is claiming that you can lose anywhere from 10-15 pounds in one week. According to Elaine Turner, a Nutritional Scientist with the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences, this is impossible. If you are losing that much then it is just water weight and you will gain it all back once you start your regular diet again. In order to lose one pound of fat, a person needs to burn 3000 to 3500 calories more than they consume. Ways to do this safely include eating less, exercising more, or a combination of the two. It is not considered safe to lose more than 1 or 2 pounds per week.