Experts Warn of Detox Diets Dangers

Experts have warned dieters of the dangers of detox diets, saying that they are of no benefit.
Certain companies have launched aggressive marketing campaigns targeted at young women who wish to lose weight .
G.P.s have stated that any diet or detox program which involves fasting can cause the body to break down.
The Royal College of General Practitioners stated that: “There’s no medical or scientific evidence that there’s any health benefits from fasting.”
They can harm your body and there is a great deal of money riding on selling so called magic solutions to people.
A highly popular programme from the summer of 2009 is the Lemon Detox Diet fad; fans include Beyonce . The mixture of palm and maple syrup, cayenne pepper, lemon juice and pure water claims that you can shed weight and cleanse the body.
A mother-of-two Rylee Page is a dieter who refuses to go near the product after undergoing severe side effects.
She became so light-headed driving her car that she had to pull over.
She was also walking around in a daze. She strongly advises anyone with kids or anyone who drives not to use it.
A healthy alternative to detoxing dieticians suggest is cutting alcohol, caffeine and high fat foods for a week to attain the same results.
A Lemon Detox Diet spokeman stated that there are certain “normal symptoms”, such as, headaches, light-headedness, nausea and dizziness.