A JUICE CLEANSE
Juice Cleanse: Sustained nutrition or fad diet?
Juice cleanses have been a health craze
for some time now.
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While promoting detoxifying benefits and weight loss health professionals are not convinced it is all it has been cracked up to be.
What's a Juice Cleanse?
A juice cleanse eliminates solid food from your diet. This means that you only drink a combination of fruits and vegetables for your meals. This diet can last for three days, a week and sometimes longer depending on what outcomes individuals are looking for. While this can be a somewhat fast way to loose weight, many do not know how safe or beneficial it is. We at dietdebunk have explored some of the research that has been done on juice cleanses to reveal the truth about this diet.
Fact or Fad?
A juice diet can do more harm than good. They do not support prolonged weight loss or life style change. If you are interested in loosing weight or living a healthier lifestyle it may be more beneficial to introduce more fruits and vegetables to your diet and other whole foods.
The Research
From a clinical stand point juice cleanses are proven to do more harm than good. According to a literature review it is stated that, "there is no compelling evidence to support the use of detox diets for weight management or toxin elimination". (Klein & Khat, 2014). This is due to the fact that this diet can be very harmful and does not support good eating habits. The reason that these juice diets are considered harmful is due to the fact that there is not solid food involved. Depriving your body of food may allow you to lose weight fast but it cannot be sustained. The research behind juice cleanses is limited but most does not support the use of them.