Many people undergo a juice cleanse in an effort to detoxify the body and improve health, but new research suggests they do more harm than good. Researchers from Northwestern and San Raffaele universities found a diet of only vegetable and fruit juice,

Even a 3-day juice cleanse can disrupt “good” bacteria in the mouth and gut, increasing the risk of inflammation.

Many people turn to juice cleanses as a way to detox or improve their health. However, a new study from Northwestern University suggests that consuming only fruit and vegetable juice for just three days may have the opposite effect, disrupting gut and oral bacteria and increasing inflammation.

A juice cleanse may seem like a quick and easy way to lose weight, but when it comes to gut and brain health—and you know, actually feeling satisfied—juicing just might be doing more harm than good. And don't just take it from me: Such were the findings from a recent Northwestern University study.

Downing fruit and vegetable juice as a way of fasting, cleansing, or detoxing can unbalance the health-affecting bacteria in your gut and mouth, according to a new study. After only three days, there was an increase in bacteria responsible for inflammation and disease.