14 DAY TRIAL // The Ice Cube Diet is not new to the scene, having first starting to make a splash this summer. In recent weeks though, it’s begun to get more attention from the media, which can mean only one thing: it’s ever more popular by the day.
Going on the Ice Cube Diet doesn’t mean the slimmer eats only regular ice instead of real food. However, the ice cubes, which are delivered straight to your home, do contain extracts of a plant known to suppress appetite.
Developed by Desert Labs, the Ice Cube Diet is not expensive (about $1.50 a day) – while also being reportedly very healthy and providing a boost of energy for the body.
Each cube contains extract of the Hoodia plant, which is believed to suppress appetite and offer a boost of energy. This way, a single cube a day is enough to lose weight, without actually changing a thing about your lifestyle.
In other words, the Ice Cube Diet promises to do that which no other diet can: encourage weight loss with zero changes to regular eating patterns and workout routine.
“Hoodia is an ancient supplement used for thousands of years by the San Kalahari Bushman. Proven to ward off appetite during long journeys, the active ingredient, P57, signals your brain you’re full,” a post on the Desert Labs webpage notes.
“Lowers triglycerides and energizes you while creating a leaner you! Diminishes hunger and ‘food obsessive thinking’ for thousands who have already enjoyed success with this wonderful, healthful food,” it is further being said.
The Ice Cube Diet boasts of being a natural and extremely healthy approach to weight loss, while having zero side effects or unexpected results in the long run (such as yo-yo-ing weight).
It also tastes good (like a Margarita, admittedly) and has no stimulants or preservatives.
However, before actually starting this diet, one should remember how health experts always say that, if a diet sounds too good to be true, then it most certainly is so.
Speaking with WSFA News back in July this year, dietician Roberta Anding expressed her doubts about the Ice Cube Diet because the side effects of Hoodia, especially in such large quantities as those included in the cubes, are still unknown.
Indeed, studies show that women on the Diet have lost weight, but, so far, no research has been done into how the Hoodia extract has affected them.
In a context in which major drug companies once considered using the plant for the same purpose and then backed out of it without an explanation, and given that the FDA is yet to approve it, it’s best to play it safe.