The Dangers of Detox Diets

Janelle Brown of Self describes the dangers of Detox Diets in this article. Here are the highlights:

• Detoxes are bad if taken to extremes.
• Detoxing is not an effective way to drop pounds for good.
• A healthy "green" living diet should not be turned into a starving eating disorder.
• Detox done the Hollywood way can cause dehydration and can compromise the immune system.
• Repeated detoxing can lead to yo-yo dieting.
• Raw food diets without guidance on how to get all nutrients can lead to malnutrition on other health problems.
• Using supplements with no FDA approval during a Detox can magnify all the problems a detox can cause.