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Diet fad threat to kids
Suellen Hinde
August 12, 2007
A 10-DAY detox diet consisting of only lemon juice, water and tree sap syrup is being sold to children as young as six.
The popularity of the Lemon Detox Diet has soared in Australia, with more than 40,000 sales through the internet in the past six months.
It has become a hot diet/cleansing treatment for Hollywood celebrities such as Angelina Jolie.
Nutritionist Rosemary Stanton is "horrified" by the cleansing diet.
"There really isn't any proof this works," Dr Stanton said.
"It is quite hazardous to put children on something that is unproven.
"Children are growing and their bodies need protein. A diet like that will force their bodies to break down their own body protein.
"It is dangerous and the wrong way to go."
The diet was designed by Hawaiian naturopath Stanley Burroughs 30 years ago.
It involves drinking nothing more than a mixture of fresh lemon juice, cayenne, water and Madal Bal Natural Tree Syrup for seven to 10 days.
The syrup is being sold through the internet for $79 a bottle.
The Australian distributor, Sydney-based Andre Saade, said the product was suitable for children, while the company's website states it is "absolutely" safe for children. The syrup is made from the sap of trees -- one part maple, five parts south-east palm syrup, and tastes sweet and sour. Dr Stanton said the internet was not the place to go for health advice.
"People are simply spending money on something that they are not sure works," she said.
"The body has its own detox system and that is the liver and the kidneys."
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22225020-24331,00.html
Suellen Hinde
August 12, 2007
A 10-DAY detox diet consisting of only lemon juice, water and tree sap syrup is being sold to children as young as six.
The popularity of the Lemon Detox Diet has soared in Australia, with more than 40,000 sales through the internet in the past six months.
It has become a hot diet/cleansing treatment for Hollywood celebrities such as Angelina Jolie.
Nutritionist Rosemary Stanton is "horrified" by the cleansing diet.
"There really isn't any proof this works," Dr Stanton said.
"It is quite hazardous to put children on something that is unproven.
"Children are growing and their bodies need protein. A diet like that will force their bodies to break down their own body protein.
"It is dangerous and the wrong way to go."
The diet was designed by Hawaiian naturopath Stanley Burroughs 30 years ago.
It involves drinking nothing more than a mixture of fresh lemon juice, cayenne, water and Madal Bal Natural Tree Syrup for seven to 10 days.
The syrup is being sold through the internet for $79 a bottle.
The Australian distributor, Sydney-based Andre Saade, said the product was suitable for children, while the company's website states it is "absolutely" safe for children. The syrup is made from the sap of trees -- one part maple, five parts south-east palm syrup, and tastes sweet and sour. Dr Stanton said the internet was not the place to go for health advice.
"People are simply spending money on something that they are not sure works," she said.
"The body has its own detox system and that is the liver and the kidneys."
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22225020-24331,00.html