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From Jennifer R. Scott, About.com GuideFebruary 8, 2009

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Detox diets that banish solid food are not a good way to permanently lose weight. They promise quick weight loss and it may seem they deliver -- but the catch is that the weight you lose on them is mostly water.

As soon as you start eating solid food again, the weight you've lost will come back (and sometimes, more).

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