A Fad Diet?
Image: 5Ws Weight Loss. (2014). Retrieved from: https://weightloss5ws.com/tips/lemon-water-detoxing-for-weight-loss/ What is Lemon Detox Diet? Lemon detox diet, a ‘weight loss’ strategy which enabled Beyoncé to lose 10 kilograms and for Mariah Carey to swear by it, claims to be a ‘master cleanse’ miracle (Connolly, 2016). Retailed at $160 per 14-day program, this particular diet is said to ‘ease and improve toxic and overweight conditions and lets the body cleanse itself naturally while you take a break from solid food’ (Connolly, 2016). Therefore, the individual’s regular meals are replaced with a beverage containing merely lemon juice, purified water, cayenne pepper and tree syrup (Klein and Kiat, 2014, p. 676). Commercial companies claim that just by consuming the lemon detox for even just 10-days, weight loss, glowing skin, shiny hair and strong nails are the outcomes (Klein et al, 2014, p. 676). But does the lemon detox diet really allow individuals to sac...