The Cabbage Soup Diet: Quick Fix or Health Risk?
The Cabbage Soup Diet: Quick Fix or Health Risk?
Cabbage soup is healthy, but the cabbage soup diet is not, says dietitian Sapna Peruvemba.
In fact, the cabbage soup diet has likely been around since the 1950s, according to Smithsonian. It might be effective in the short term—but is it actually healthy? Spoiler alert: no, it’s probably not. We spoke to Sapna Peruvemba, MS, RDN, a vegan registered dietitian and founder of Health by Sapna, to find out more.