Lemonade diet

Lemonade has entered the fad diet world through the lemonade diet or master cleanse lemonade fast. The master cleanser is also known as the master cleanse diet, lemonade diet, lemonade fast and the maple syrup diet. Research indicates that the master cleanse is a liquid diet that purports to cleanse and detoxify the body while reportedly stimulating healthy tissue growth. Also known as the master cleanse lemonade fast, the lemonade diet, or the lemonade fast, the liquid diet fast was popularised by a book named the master cleanse by Stanley Burroughs. (www.associetedcontent.com)

Burroughs set up the lemonade diet as a detoxification programme with a dietary regime for cleansing the body and may contribute to weight loss through fluid loss, not fat loss. Burroughs advises that a half of the weight will return after completing the diet. The lemonade diet is a detox diet that is not easy to follow. People may experience different degrees of success as the body flushes itself of toxins. Some may use the lemonade master cleanse for four to five days while some others may use it for two weeks.

Persons who use the lemonade diet report relief from arthritic symptoms, infections, pain and gout, among others. Singer Beyoncé Knowles gave more prominence to the lemonade diet when recently she admitted to using the crash diet to lose 20 pounds for the role of Dina in the movie Dreamgirls.

Despite the loss of weight in some people, the lemonade diet is not without its side effects. The diet requires drinking about a quart of salt water every day and laxative mixtures at night. This makes it extremely dangerous as it could be worse for your body than a regular fast or juice fast, especially if you do the 10- or 14-day plan. Weight loss occurs because the salt water will draw fluids into your intestines and flush the body. It is the process of flushing that creates the problem as the digestive tract is so radically and rapidly flushed that important electrolytes are lost. (www.associetedcontent.com)