The reason why soup is linked to lower body weight is unknown. Some studies suggest that soup may help increase feelings of fullness. Thus, regularly eating soup may help reduce the number of calories you eat per day 5 , 6. Overall, more rigorous and long-term studies are needed to confirm the potential weight loss benefits of eating soup. Yet, as most soup diets result in a significant reduction in calories, following them will likely help you lose weight 9 , Just keep in mind that as with other low calorie diets, most of the weight lost over the 5—10 days is likely due to water rather than fat loss As the bean soup diet recommends transitioning into a plant-based eating pattern, it may have better long-term success than the others.
Regularly consuming soup has been linked to a lower body weight. In addition to helping you lose weight quickly, soup diets may offer additional benefits, including:. However, keep in mind that just 1 or 2 weeks of increased vegetable, fiber, and water intake is unlikely to have any meaningful benefits for long-term weight and health, unless following the diet helps you make lasting lifestyle changes. Soup diets are generally easy to follow and can help increase your intake of water, fiber, and vegetables.
While these changes can be beneficial, you would need to maintain these increases to reap the long-term effects. This means that your body begins to burn fewer calories per day than it did before 11 , 19 , As a result, after going off the diet, your lowered metabolism may make it harder to maintain your weight loss.
While eating a restricted diet for just 5 to 10 days is unlikely to result in serious nutrient deficiencies, especially if taking a multivitamin, significantly reducing calorie intake can lead to side effects, such as dizziness, weakness, or fatigue Furthermore, the severe and rapid reduction in calories and weight can slow your metabolism, making it even harder to maintain your weight loss.
Soup diets have become popular for their ability to help you shed a significant amount of weight in just 5 to 10 days. However, most of the weight lost on these diets is largely due to a loss of water rather than fat. Although you may see an initial weight loss when you first change your diet, the American Dietetic Association says very fast weight loss is usually due to water, bone and muscle loss.
When you go back to eating your regular diet, you could gain back everything you lost plus a few bonus pounds. Canned soups are convenient and they offer the benefit of nutrition information right on the label, so you know exactly how many calories you are consuming. However, most canned products also contain a lot of salt. Look for lower sodium soups. Another problem with any crash diet is that consuming such a limited range of foods also limits the nutrients you can get from food.
Consuming one type of soup for two weeks would leave some big gaps in your nutritional profile. By Valerie Webber. Canned soups can be sky-high in sodium, which, when overdone, can lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke. When soups boast added health benefits, including hefty vegetable portions, you can go up to mg, but add water before boiling to dilute. Yes as long as you are taking in proper amount of calories and macros every day, eating soup twice a day is fine.
I would recommend you track your fiber intake and if your fiber intake is less than 25 g, you may want to include some raw veggie or fruits to help you meet your fiber count. Consider these options if you like to eat prepared or canned soup to lose weight. Healthy Choice Chicken Noodle Soup: 90 calories, 1. Misleading labels, high amounts of sodium, and unnecessary ingredients are just a few reasons to be choosier about which soup you eat.
For many people, chicken noodle soup covers the nutritional spectrum from comfort food to home remedy. Research supports the proposition that chicken soup actually provides health benefits—supporting the immune system and decreasing the duration and intensity of colds and flu by inhibiting the migration of white blood cells across the mucous membrane to reduce congestion and ease cold symptoms.
You would also need 25 white potatoes a day to get the recommended amount of protein. Of course, there are a lot of health disadvantages to potatoes, especially when you eat them en masse. White potatoes are high in a kind of carbohydrate that causes your blood sugar to spike and then dip, which puts a strain on the insulin system. People who ate a lot of these tubers were more likely to get diabetes and become obese, according to multiple studies.
He quit eating most food to train himself to get comfort and joy from other areas of his life. But now even though his spud experiment is over, he still gets pretty excited about potatoes. No nutritionist would get on board with an all-potato diet. Nor would they recommend an all coconut, kale, seaweed, or yogurt one either. Eat any of these just by themselves and you would soon run into the same nutritional deficiencies that you would with a potato. The article has been updated to reflect that.
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