Juice fasting, also known as juice cleansing, is a fad diet in which a person consumes only fruit and vegetable juices while otherwise abstaining from food consumption. It is used for a detoxification alternative medicine treatment and is often part of detox diets.
This fad is promoted with implausible and unevidenced claims for its health benefits.
Criticisms
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Juice fasting is closely associated with detox.
Catherine Collins, Chief Dietician of St George's Hospital Medical School in London, England, states that "The concept of ‘detox’ is a marketing myth rather than a physiological entity. The idea that an avalanche of vitamins, minerals, and laxatives taken over a 2 to 7 day period can have a long-lasting benefit for the body is also a marketing myth." Detox diets, depending on the type and duration, are viewed as potentially dangerous and can cause various health problems including muscle loss and an unhealthy re-gaining of fat after the detox ends.
Juice mixes containing grapefruit juice may also adversely interact with certain prescription drugs.
See also
- Alternative cancer treatments
- Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead
- Fruitarianism
- Juicing
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