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Health experts no fans of 'cleansing' diets

The Master Cleanse diet instructs people to drink a mixture of lemon juice, organic maple syrup, cayenne pepper and water.
For years, cleansing diets and detox plans have been in the spotlight, fueled by stories of celebrities who followed these strict regimens to lose weight quickly for a movie or an awards show.

Beyoncé Knowles has reported losing 20 pounds on the Master Cleanse diet — a plan that involves eating no food but drinking a mixture of fresh lemon juice, organic maple syrup, cayenne pepper and water — for her role in Dreamgirls.

Low-carb? Low-fat? Study finds calories count more

Debbie Mayer, who was part of a clinical diet trial, shows how she looked before losing weight.

Low-fat, low-carb or high-protein? The kind of diet doesn’t matter, scientists say. All that really counts is cutting calories and sticking with it, according to a federal study that followed people for two years.

However, participants had trouble staying with a single approach that long and the weight loss was modest for most.

As the world grapples with rising obesity, millions have turned to popular diets like Atkins, Zone and Ornish that tout the benefits of one nutrient over another.

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Quit feeding into trendy diets

Warwick

You can stop wondering which fad diet is the most effective, thanks to a two-year study at the Harvard School of Public Health. Researchers assigned four diets to 811 overweight adult volunteers.

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