From Cheryl Cole’s belief in the ‘blood group diet’ to Naomi Campbell’s maple syrup, lemon and pepper ‘detox’ regime, celebrities rarely shy away from inflicting quack remedies on an unsuspecting public.
Now scientists are hitting back.
In a report, the charity Sense About Science has named and shamed the sports stars, singers, actors and models guilty of promoting pseudo scientific nonsense in the past year.
The big names range from David Beckham and Olivia Newton-John to Robert De Niro and Kate Middleton.
One of the most popular fads of the year was the Master Cleanse detox diet, used by supermodel Naomi Campbell, as well as actress Demi Moore and her actor husband Ashton Kutcher. Followers eat nothing but maple syrup, lemon and pepper for up to two weeks.
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Miss Campbell said: ‘It’s good just to clean out your body once in a while.’
But today’s report said detox was nothing more than a ‘marketing myth’ – and that our bodies don’t need pricey potions or ‘boosts’.
Source - http://www.gnepse.com/
