When people start the cabbage soup diet, many think they've found the best slimming product around. If the truth be told however, it is not the actual cabbage soup acting as a slimming product but their reduced calorie intake.

The cabbage soup diet has been around for a great deal of time and has proven to be effective for some individuals to lose a decent amount of weight relatively quickly.

The problem is that this diet has you consuming very few calories - usually not enough to fulfill your nutrient requirements. This poses a big disadvantage as far as your overall health is concerned.

Whenever you come across a slimming product you need to question both the validity of it and through what mechanism is claims to work. If it is going to put your health in danger, it's usually one that should be avoided.

Luckily, if you still want to follow the cabbage soup diet, you just need to make a few alterations to the plan to ensure you increase your protein and essential fatty acid intake. Consuming a vitamin supplement along with it would also likely be a good idea for extra support. This will then at the very least meet your body's basic needs.

Remember too that any diet that has you on very low calories should only be done in the short term so you do not risk experiencing a big metabolic slow-down over time.