Anyone familiar with Detox Diets?

Two weeks ago, I met this woman for the first time for coffee. She was 31, but she was quite attractive and looked a few years younger than she really was. Her body size was very normal and healthy- neither fat nor thin.





Last night, she and I met up for dinner, and to be honest, I wasn't sure for a few minutes whether I was seeing the same person I met two weeks earlier. Her face had become so long and thin, and she looked several years older than she really was.





During dinner, she told me that she was doing a "detox diet." She told me that the primary purpose of the diet is not to lose weight (although a person will lose a few pounds anyway), but to cleanse the body. She said that she had been on this diet for about a week.





Could anyone tell me more about these detox diets? What are the benefits, and what are the drawbacks?

Anyone familiar with Detox Diets?
Well detox diets are usually for short term and aren't meant for diets. They are usually liquid diets and aren't that healthy to do for more than a week. The body needs nutrients daily and if your just drinking tea and water..your body goes into starvation mode and starts to hold onto nutrients. I wouldn't recommend it. She didn't look good because she wasn't getting all she needed to keep the body going. Always consult a doctor before any change in your diet plans.
Reply:isent detox rehab?????
Reply:I have been researching them as well as I am trying to detox myself....but I don't really know anything about them
Reply:I personally think they're crap. I just read an article about detox diets and it confirmed my thought of them being crap. God gave us bodies built with our own detox systems (kidneys, liver, etc.) to remove toxins and waste. Eat right and your body will do the job it is meant to do and whatever you put in that is a "toxin" will be removed.
Reply:i watched a programme on tv and after a week of abusive eating and drinking 1 group did the detox and the other group just ate normally the following week both groups were chemically tested and neither group were any worse or better than the other . so the detox didnt have any effect as the body has liver and kidneys etc to detoxify your body for you naturally