The Sacred Heart Diet Program is basically soup based comprised of broth and vegetables as your primary diet. It lasts for seven days and you are expected to shed off ten pounds or more swiftly by eating the soup. You are prescribed to adhere to a specific set of foods and drinks for each day of the program telling you what you can and cannot eat.

Purportedly, this diet came from the Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital but information as to the truth of its origin is not verified. This diet is also known as the Cabbage Soup Diet. This is usually recommended for overweight patients who are scheduled for surgery. Aside from quick reduction of weight, it also washes off pollutants inside the body and gives a sudden rush of energy.

ADVANTAGES

1. Staying away from refined sugars and wheat products promotes good health
2. Simple ingredients and recipe instructions
3. Provides for fresh fruits and vegetables with the least dependence in protein is essential to weight loss
4. Carried on for seven days which is a convenient time for dieters who are determined to achieve a lower body weight
5. Adheres to exercise

DISADVANTAGES

1. Has a limited list of food choices
2. No authenticated proof that actual calories are burned
3. After the diet has been concluded, it is all up to you to set up your own diet practice
4. Provides no specific diet plan regarding how to continue weight management program
5. Rigorous food deprivation during the period of dieting tends to temp the dieter to overeat afterwards
6. The Sacred Heart Hospital and The American Heart Association claim no connection as to is origin

NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF THE DIET
Eleven ingredients make up The Sacred Heart Diet recipe. These are mushrooms, canned tomatoes, celery, bells peppers, beef stock and vegetable juices. While on the diet, alcohol and carbonated beverages, bread, fried foods and white sugar is prohibited. This must be specifically followed for the diet to succeed.
 REGULAR EXERCISE

Follow a regular light exercise routine. This should make you feel relaxed but not tired and weak.

CLOSING
The Cabbage Soup Diet works well because the basic food ingredient is low calorie. It prohibits your calorie intake while making you fill full that reduces hunger bouts. It can make you lose ten pounds or more in seven days but it is deemed dangerous and doctors regard this as unsafe. It is also considered a “crash diet” because what was lost was water and not fat. There is the risk of regaining back the lost weight after the diet because there is no recommended follow up regimen to maintain the program.
If you ever decide to try it, see your doctor first to check if he has no objections to it and that your body is well enough to undergo the diet. Otherwise, there is a variety of weight loss diet programs you can choose from which are also easy to follow and with more pleasant tasting recipes.