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Article: Fad diet is lean on merits, dietitians say; Cabbage soup diet leaves out several key ingredients to good nutrition and it can actually be harmful to those with health problems, experts say, but the soup itself is good for you.(VARIETY)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- April 18, 1996
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You lose five to seven pounds in three days, 10 to 17 pounds in a week and you never feel hungry.
You consume unlimited quantities of cabbage soup - five vegetables, water and a package of Lipton soup mix - every day, and round out your meals with mostly fruits and vegetables.
But dietitians say the cabbage soup diet, the latest fad diet, is no better than most quick weight-loss plans.
"I've heard about it from tons and tons of people," said Michelle Mattison, a dietitian at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. "No hospital will ever endorse it because it isn't balanced."
She said the diet is passed on from person to person, ...