Do Juice Diets Really Work?
Any juice diet can be considered a crash or fad diet. The reason why these diets are dangerous is that total calorie consumption is so low that it may cause a high amount of muscle loss and juice alone does not provide your body the proper nutrition it needs. Many people try a juice diet to lose weight fast but unfortunately, any weight that is loss will soon be gained back. A diet that consists of only juice or soup can be considered a starvation diet. The adverse affects include: menstrual irregularity low blood pressure gall bladder attacks sudden death (in rare cases) bad breath hair loss irritability loss of muscle tone As you can see from the list of ill effects, the juice diet is not worth trying. Instead you should stick to a sensible diet and consume 25% less calories than normal. This will result in a loss of 1/2 to 2 pounds per week which in normal for permanent weight loss. For the average women, this means eating between 1200 and 1600 calories and men eating 1800 to 2200 c