In order to understand the safety of any diet plan, it is important to understand just how it works. This particular diet plan consists of drinking the lemonade mix for approximately 10 days to as long as 40 days. Individuals on the Lemonade Diet rely on this beverage to receive all their daily energy and nutrients. This beverage does contain both lemons and maple syrup. Both of which are known to be a good source of vitamins and minerals. However, many nutritionists feel that it is not enough when relying on this beverage as your only source of nutrients. In addition to the lemonade drink mix, a person must also consume a drink which consists of salt water, and at night a laxative tea.

Individuals that are currently taking medications are at the greatest risk of developing complications from this diet. Physicians have found that the Lemonade Diet may alter the effectiveness of some medications. In particular there are those that have reported problems with their blood sugar, which include their insulin levels, as well as changes in blood pressure. There are even some individuals that have report an increase in depression. In all of these cases these people had to have their medications adjusted to account for the changes they experienced.

Another safety concern surrounding this diet is that it has been associated with rapid weight loss. It has been found that when individuals experience a rapid reduction in weight, their likelihood of developing gallstones also increases.

Finally, experts recommend that those individuals that decide to give this diet a try, not do so for more than 10 days at a time, with a break of 3 months in between before going back to the diet.