Detox Diet Scams

The Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics has said that there is no evidence to support the use of detox diets for weight management or toxin elimination and that considering the financial costs and potential health risks, they should be discouraged by health professionals. In 2007, the science advocacy group Sense About Science contacted the manufacturers of 15 “detox” products. When pressed, not a single detox peddler contacted could come up with a definition of what they meant by detox. If you have properly functioning kidneys and liver then your body is automatically detoxing.