- Short juice cleanses are increasingly popular and are heavily marketed with claims that they help remove toxins and aid digestion and weight loss.
- They involve consuming only fruit and vegetable juices for between three and seven days.
- However, there is little scientific evidence of any health benefits, and a new study has suggested that, rather than being beneficial, they may actually be harmful to health.
- The small study found that only three days of a juice cleanse appears to alter a person’s microbiome, increasing inflammatory bacteria and decreasing those that are beneficial to health.
A juice cleanse involves consuming only fruit and vegetable juices for a short period of…