Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow's 2016 detox diet plan, intended to help reduce inflammation and release toxins, has become viral. Unfortunately, some nutritionists saying that some parts of the diet plan are not scientifically accurate.
The actress, with the help of the Ayurveda spa called Surya, created a detox menu shared on Goop that eliminates gluten, dairy, corn, soy, caffeine, alcohol, excess sugar, red meat, shellfish, white rice, tomatoes, eggplant, peppers and potatoes from a person's diet for one week, according to a report from Medical Daily. "It's to simply clean up the menu and eat as well as possible," Paltrow wrote.
"Once you get through the first few days of caffeine withdrawal (some people might experience dry heaving -- if this is you, see Dr. Junger's piece on adrenal fatigue), sticking to the meal plan won't make you feel like you're depriving yourself of anything," the actress continued.
Paltrow also has an advice for her readers that do not know how to cook, "If you can't cook, it's easy to make a clean meal at any salad bar: Focus on whole veggies, lean proteins and some dressings like olive oil and lemon."
According to Medical Daily, the scientific community sees detox diets as fads because of the little scientific proof of their effectiveness and justifications. "There's some truth to decreasing inflammation to start to heal your body and to feel better," Rania Batayneh, author of The One-One-One Diet: The Simple 1:1:1 Formula for Fast and Sustained Weight Loss, told Medical Daily through an email.
"[But] to her it doesn't matter if it is a grain, comes from a cow, or even a vegetable," continued Batayneh. "Nightshades are discouraged among those individuals who have issues with their thyroid, so I think she just wanted to bring that into the mix."
Nutritionist Abby Langer also shared her observation with Medical Daily about Paltrow's detox diet menu plan. "Nothing about grains, especially for non-celiac [disease patients], is that inflammatory. The other 'inflammatory' foods that she eliminates -- fresh corn, shellfish, tomatoes, and dairy -- aren't particularly inflammatory. There's absolutely no reason to cut those out."
The nutritionists also have additional comments about Gwyneth Paltrow's 2016 detox diet plan. Langer said that there is no scientific evidence that brown rice removes toxins from the body, while Batayneh commented that red meat has not been scientifically proven to slow down digestion. "I think [it is] very well-intentioned, but frequently overblown," said Langer.
