When you turn on the TV and open the newspaper, you can almost see advertisements promoting “detoxification”. Products or “therapies” under the guise of “detoxification” range from drinks with a few yuan to pills with a few hundred yuan, from foot massage to hair care. Is “detoxification” really what it says, “detoxification, health”? According to a recent BBC report, a group of young British scientists have poured cold water on the so-called “detoxification” life.
“Detoxification” theory has no scientific basis
The survey report was released by a British organization called the voice of youth science, which is composed of more than 300 young scientists and pharmacists. The report said that in the UK alone, people spend tens of millions of pounds on various “detoxification” products and services every year.
After more than a year of investigation, the “voice of Youth Science” raised several questions about the effectiveness and scientificalness of “detoxification”: first, all the publicity of “detoxification” products expressed the word “detoxification” differently. When asked about the efficacy and principle of products, most manufacturers and wholesalers of “detoxification” products explained it by “cleaning the inside of the body”. To be more specific, they could only be vague; Secondly, few cases can support the theory of “detoxification”, and no scientific experiment and data support these theories.
The human body is actually a “detoxification” machine
The functions of “detoxification” products on the market are as follows: “lose weight”, “remove orange peel tissue”, “clear night stool” and “shine skin”. Some even claim that they can improve immunity, reduce pain, expel toxins from the body and accelerate blood circulation. Researchers believe that some people who use “detoxification” products sometimes feel that they benefit from it, which is just an illusion.
The reason why they seldom have abdominal distension is that they eat less; My skin is getting better because I drink more water and eat more vegetables and fruits; Headache relief is due to less drinking… In short, the body feels good, “not because the toxins in the body are discharged, but because the bad eating habits in the past have been changed.”
The report also said that the effect of any detoxification meal could not match the “detoxification” system brought by the human body. Defecation, sweating, menstruation and so on belong to “detoxification”. The kidney filters the toxins in the blood and wastes generated after protein decomposition, and discharges them out of the body through urine; The liver turns various toxins into non-toxic or low toxic substances. As long as human tissues operate normally, they can completely rely on their own “detoxification” function to expel toxins from the body and maintain physiological balance.
Worryingly, for many people, “detoxification” products will bring about no small side effects. Researchers say that some people are prone to tiredness and irritability during detoxification. Excessive intake of foods or nutritional supplements that promote metabolism will lead to many troubles such as rapid heartbeat, water shortage, and mineral metabolism disorder.
Some “detoxification” meals require fasting or only eating foods with extremely low calories, which is more harmful to the body. Researchers said that many people suffer from severe shock, acute renal failure and even sudden death due to fasting or eating only very low calorie foods.
Due to low caloric intake, the human body will burn its own fat excessively, resulting in the release of fat soluble toxins, such as pesticide residues, which have been accumulated in fat for a long time, leading to “poisoning”. In addition, the body cannot secrete bile when fasting, which may aggravate the harm of toxins to the body.
The researchers said in the report that as long as they adhere to a healthy life, drink water in an appropriate amount, keep their stools unobstructed, eat more vegetables, fruits, grains and other foods rich in vitamins and crude fiber, eat less high-fat food, exercise properly, keep a happy mood, and get enough sleep, “detoxification” will no longer be a problem.
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