The soup regime was developed some years ago in an American hospital in order to lose weight quickly obese patients undergoing surgery. It gives pride to a soup of vegetables trimmed slimming virtues. It helps to lose weight safely, but after 2 weeks of diet, inevitably takes on weight.

Principle: The basis of this scheme is a soup called "fat-burning", to consume the main meals. It is actually a simple soup of fresh vegetables, which should not be mixed or thrown (it is more rassasiante). The rest of the diet is typically composed of foods rich in protein and very thin (white cheese or yoghurt lean fish, lean meat) and fruits (in limited quantities). Additional capsules or herbal tea (green tea, pineapple, cherries tail) are expected to improve weight loss and elimination of fat. A multivitamin is also expected to fight against possible deficiencies. The regime itself lasts 7 days, followed by a stabilization program a week as well.

Critique: This plan may be seduced by his side organized and rigorous (menus are taxed for each meal). But it is hardly different from a balanced diet and very severe (less than 1000 kcalories per day during the first week, barely 1200 kcalories during the stabilization period). It may be appropriate for women with low physical activity, but is too restrictive for men and for anyone who spends a lot. Note that the virtues attributed to the miracle soup are overstated. Simply put, it is a clever way to eat vegetables, and plenty of water.

The scheme allows soup course to lose weight. But as any very low-calorie weight recovery is inevitable, even after the stabilization phas