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fasting (also known as "juice cleansing") is a controversial
fasting method and a detox diet in which a person consumes only
fruit and vegetable juices to obtain nutrition while otherwise
abstaining from food consumption. The health benefits are
unproven,[1] with many health professionals considering them
potentially dangerous. [2] Juice fasts may last anywhere from a
few days to several weeks. The juice consumed during a juice
fast is not the type commercially available, but rather that
produced from freshly juiced fruits and vegetables. [3]  Reasons
for fasting[edit]  Reasons to undergo juice fasting may include
spiritual or religious reasons, detox, desire to lose weight, or
attempts to stop habitual behavior such as smoking, drinking
soda, overeating, caffeine addiction, etc. Participants may use
juice fasting as an alternative med