Juice Fasts: Weight Loss & Cleansing or Just Hype?




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Summary: Have you tried every diet known to mankind, only to slip back into your old habits? Perhaps a juice fast is the answer.Have tried every diet known to mankind, only to slip back into your old habits? Perhaps a juice fast is your answer. These types of fasts have grown in popularity over the past few years, but there is always this question: do they really work for weight loss? And what about cleansing? Does a juice fast really clean you out so you can lose weight faster? Are there health benefits of this internal cleansing? In this segment of Train Your Body, Dr. Pam Peeke, MD, and Melanie Cole, MS, discuss juice fasts as a way to cleanse and aid in weight loss. They give you the real scoop on juice fasts, including whether or not they are safe and the resulting effects on your body.