Tuesday, April 14, 2009

'Cleansing' diets lure celebs, but not health experts

With summer not far off, overweight people may be tempted to kick-start their weight loss and clean out their systems with one of the plans — lemonade fasts, juice fasts, tea plans, vegan diets.

The plans are supposed to remove chemical and dietary toxins from the body. But weight-loss experts have long been skeptical about the claims, saying there is no scientific evidence such programs do a better job than the body's own organs. They also say many of the plans are deficient in protein and other nutrients.

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