The claim: Detox teas, juice cleanses and similar
Do detox teas and juice cleanses work?
Unsupported. No grade: there are no primary studies to grade.
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Chapter 2's table of nine claims
Unsupported
No trials to grade
No grade: there are no primary studies to grade. The absence is itself the finding.
The evidence
No controlled trial shows that these products improve on what a working liver and kidneys already do. With no primary studies to check, the absence is the finding.
Where the book tests it
Related claims
- Are seed oils inflammatory? What the trials showAgainst, as stated.Evidence grade: Probable. Good observational evidence with a plausible mechanism, or small or few trials.
- Is the carnivore diet supported by evidence?Self-reported only, no trials.Evidence grade: Emerging. Early, small, animal-only, or actively contested.
- Should people without diabetes wear a glucose monitor?No evidence of benefit for people without diabetes.Evidence grade: Emerging. Early, small, animal-only, or actively contested.
- Is 8 glasses of water a day a myth?False as a rule.Evidence grade: Probable. Good observational evidence with a plausible mechanism, or small or few trials.
This verdict is one of nine in the table Chapter 2 uses to show how the book judges a claim: find the primary study, and grade the claim by what it measured. The grade rates the evidence behind the verdict, by the book's stated method.
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