| Crash diets are implemented when one wants to lose | | | | taxing on your body because of blood sugar |
| weight at a rapid pace. They usually feature extreme | | | | fluctuations and the lack of much needed vitamins and |
| caloric restriction (usually between 500-100 calories per | | | | minerals. |
| day), allow you to eat only one type of food or food | | | | If you are looking to lose weight quickly, you are |
| group, and consist of eating an unusual amount of | | | | encouraged to do it in a healthy way by implementing |
| vitamins or herbal supplement. The Cabbage Soup Diet | | | | one or more of the following into your daily routine: |
| is the most well known of these crash diets. | | | | * Eat fresh fruit and vegetables as your main source |
| Although these diets generally do work (due to the low | | | | of carbohydrates |
| calorie intake), they are not generally recommended by | | | | * Stay away from "white stuff" (white bread, potatoes, |
| health care professionals. Why? Because most | | | | rice, etc. |
| traditional crash diets can be extremely unhealthy and | | | | |