Debunking The Detox Myth

A rare display of sense, not new, but a good reminder. (see here, here and here)

"A group of over 300 young UK scientists and engineers who investigated the evidence behind claims made for products and diets, have started a public awareness campaign by publishing a dossier that shows the word "detox" has no meaning outside of the clinical treatment of drug addiction and poisoning.

Called the 'Detox Dossier', the report describes the findings of the investigation by the Voice of Young Science (VoYS) network of over 300 early career researchers...

The Detox Dossier investigators found that:

* No two companies had the same definition for "detox".

* The word "detox" was used to promote a range of things from foot patches to hair straighteners, without consistent explanations of what the word means.

* In most cases no evidence was presented to back up the "detox" claims on products.

* In most cases, producers and retailers who the young scientists got in touch with were forced to admit that they were using the word "detox" instead of mundane things like "cleaning" or "brushing".

* The prices ranged from about 2 pounds for a detox drink to over 36 pounds for detox bath products."

Though most of the pronouncements from conventional sources re: diet and nutrition are garbage, this one is not.

Believe it.