A flood of products promises to 'detox' the body, but do you really need any of them? Doctors warn there's little scientific evidence they help eliminate toxins from your body.
A flood of products promises to 'detox' the body. But do you really need any of them? It's the first week of January and the word 'detox' is probably trending again. It has, like clockwork, for the past five years. From juices and supplements to foot baths and diet regimens, detox products become more popular this time of year.
But what do these treatments and programs actually do — and do you really need one? Detox treatments or programs purport to cleanse the body of 'toxins,' often without specifying which ones. The medical definition of a toxin is 'a poison, usually one produced by a living organism.' Our bodies naturally process everything we put in them, including things that can harm us. Many things we consume, like alcohol or acetaminophen, can be poisonous in excess, but our organs — the liver, the kidneys and lungs in particular — work to pass them through the body and eliminate the byproducts. A 2013 review published in the journal *CMAJ*, which looked into preliminary evidence on the possible benefits and harms of detox diets, found that there was no 'compelling evidence to support the use of detox diets for weight management or toxin elimination.' Ten years later, that hasn't changed, says Australian cardiologist Dr. Hosen Kiat, who co-authored the article. For many, it's tempting to look for a silver bullet after over-indulging over the holidays — but toxicologist Dr. David Juurlink says unfortunately, that just doesn't exist
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