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Detox diets for toxin elimination and weight management: a critical review of the evidence.
Klein AV, Kiat H. Klein AV, et al. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2015 Dec;28(6):675-86. doi: 10.1111/jhn.12286. Epub 2014 Dec 18. J Hum Nutr Diet. 2015. PMID: 25522674 Review.
Detox diets are popular dieting strategies that claim to facilitate toxin elimination and weight loss, thereby promoting health and well-being. ...Although the detox industry is booming, there is very little clinical evidence to support the use of thes …
Detox diets are popular dieting strategies that claim to facilitate toxin elimination and weight loss, thereby promotin …
Popular Weight Loss Strategies: a Review of Four Weight Loss Techniques.
Obert J, Pearlman M, Obert L, Chapin S. Obert J, et al. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2017 Nov 9;19(12):61. doi: 10.1007/s11894-017-0603-8. Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2017. PMID: 29124370 Review.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this paper is to review the epidemiology of obesity and the most recent literature on popular fad diets and exercise regimens that are used for weight loss. The weight loss plans that will be discussed in this article …
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The purpose of this paper is to review the epidemiology of obesity and the most recent literature on popular fad diets an …
Fad Diets: Facts and Fiction.
Tahreem A, Rakha A, Rabail R, Nazir A, Socol CT, Maerescu CM, Aadil RM. Tahreem A, et al. Front Nutr. 2022 Jul 5;9:960922. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.960922. eCollection 2022. Front Nutr. 2022. PMID: 35866077 Free PMC article. Review.
This review article will explore the current evidence related to the health impacts of some most popular diets: Atkins diet, ketogenic diet, Paleolithic diet, Mediterranean diet, vegetarian diet, intermittent fasting and detox diet....
This review article will explore the current evidence related to the health impacts of some most popular diets: Atkins diet, ketogenic diet, …
Diet pills and deception: A content analysis of weight-loss, muscle-building, and cleanse and detox supplements videos on TikTok.
Raffoul A, Santoso M, Lu J, Duran V, Austin SB. Raffoul A, et al. Eat Behav. 2024 Dec;55:101911. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2024.101911. Epub 2024 Aug 22. Eat Behav. 2024. PMID: 39182366 Free article.
The promotion of harmful dieting-related products, including weight-loss, muscle-building, and cleanse/detox supplements, is pervasive across TikTok. ...A total of 78 #dietpills, 86 #preworkout, and 69 #detox videos met study criteria. Videos promoting …
The promotion of harmful dieting-related products, including weight-loss, muscle-building, and cleanse/detox supplement …
Lemon detox diet reduced body fat, insulin resistance, and serum hs-CRP level without hematological changes in overweight Korean women.
Kim MJ, Hwang JH, Ko HJ, Na HB, Kim JH. Kim MJ, et al. Nutr Res. 2015 May;35(5):409-20. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2015.04.001. Epub 2015 Apr 10. Nutr Res. 2015. PMID: 25912765 Clinical Trial.
The lemon detox program is a very low-calorie diet which consists of a mixture of organic maple and palm syrups, and lemon juice for abstinence period of 7 days. We hypothesized that the lemon detox program would reduce body weight, body fat mass, thus loweri …
The lemon detox program is a very low-calorie diet which consists of a mixture of organic maple and palm syrups, and lemon juice for …
The STRIPED Dietary Supplement Label Explorer: A Tool to Identify Supplements Sold with Weight-Loss, Muscle-Building, and Cleanse/Detox Claims.
Vitagliano JA, Kavanaugh JR, Gorges B, Fu X, Todd K, Milliren CE, Raffoul A, Austin SB. Vitagliano JA, et al. J Nutr. 2025 Apr;155(4):1258-1267. doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.02.007. Epub 2025 Feb 14. J Nutr. 2025. PMID: 39954739
Building on what the DSLD was designed to provide, we aimed to create a comprehensive database that can facilitate searches on supplements sold with weight loss, muscle building, and cleanse/detox claims, supplement categories previously flagged for misleadin …
Building on what the DSLD was designed to provide, we aimed to create a comprehensive database that can facilitate searches on supplements s …
Food addiction: detox and abstinence reinterpreted?
Shriner RL. Shriner RL. Exp Gerontol. 2013 Oct;48(10):1068-74. doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2012.12.005. Epub 2012 Dec 23. Exp Gerontol. 2013. PMID: 23267844 Review.
Important caveats involving the senior seeking weight loss are offered. By the end of the paper, the reader will have a greater appreciation for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for geriatric patients who wish to overcome food addiction and reverse pr …
Important caveats involving the senior seeking weight loss are offered. By the end of the paper, the reader will have a greate …
Associations between weight discrimination and the use of potentially harmful dietary supplements during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.
Raffoul A, Beccia AL, Jackson DA, Sarda V, Hart JE, Chavarro JE, Austin SB. Raffoul A, et al. Soc Sci Med. 2023 Oct;335:116232. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116232. Epub 2023 Sep 9. Soc Sci Med. 2023. PMID: 37708694 Free PMC article.
This study aimed to estimate inequities in prevalence and change in use of weight-loss, cleanse/detox, immunity, and energy supplements in the first year of the pandemic and to assess the extent to which the relationship between weight and supplement u …
This study aimed to estimate inequities in prevalence and change in use of weight-loss, cleanse/detox, immunity, and en …
Could a tax on unhealthy products sold for weight loss reduce consumer use? A novel estimation of potential taxation effects.
Austin SB, Liu SH, Tefft N. Austin SB, et al. Prev Med. 2018 Sep;114:39-46. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.05.022. Epub 2018 May 26. Prev Med. 2018. PMID: 29842920
The aim of our study was to estimate the effect of added taxation of OTC drugs and dietary supplements sold for weight loss on household purchases of these products. With data from 60,538 U.S. households in the 2012 waves of the Nielsen/IRi National Consumer Panel ( …
The aim of our study was to estimate the effect of added taxation of OTC drugs and dietary supplements sold for weight loss on …
Financial precarity, food insecurity, and psychological distress prospectively linked with use of potentially dangerous dietary supplements during the pandemic in the US.
Austin SB, Beccia AL, Raffoul A, Jackson DA, Sarda V, Hart JE, Chavarro JE, Rich-Edwards J. Austin SB, et al. Front Public Health. 2023 Mar 2;11:1120942. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1120942. eCollection 2023. Front Public Health. 2023. PMID: 36935695 Free PMC article.
INTRODUCTION: Supplements sold with claims to promote weight loss, cleansing/detoxing, increased energy, or boosted immunity can be dangerous, and consumers experiencing extreme stressors may be especially vulnerable to deceptive claims. ...RESULTS: At baseline in A …
INTRODUCTION: Supplements sold with claims to promote weight loss, cleansing/detoxing, increased energy, or boosted immunity c …
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