What I posted has nothing to do with why Americans are obese. Yes, that is because they eat more calories than they burn.
That fact is irrelevant to the biochemistry of the human body, whereby fat-soluble toxins (since lipophilic toxicants seemed to bother you I'll use smaller words) are sequestered in fatty tissue.
Mocking things you know nothing about just makes you look completely ignorant.
Perhaps you need a better source than grandpa and webmd when speaking on biochemistry and toxicology.
From Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: "Many organic compounds present in the environment are highly lipophilic. This characteristic permits rapid penetration of cell membranes and uptake by tissues. Therefore, it is not surprising that highly lipophilic toxicants distribute and concentrate in body fat." It goes on to say: "...However, of more practical concern is the possibility of a sudden increase in the concentration of a chemical in the blood, and hence in the target organ of toxicity, when rapid mobilization of fat occurs."
Admittedly my graduate-level course in Environmental Toxicology was some time ago, but I am not aware of any new information contradicting this.
That said the detox foot baths and most of the detox diets are voodoo and snake oil, so on that we agree.
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Posted to Zerona detox on 9 Dec 2011
That fact is irrelevant to the biochemistry of the human body, whereby fat-soluble toxins (since lipophilic toxicants seemed to bother you I'll use smaller words) are sequestered in fatty tissue.
Mocking things you know nothing about just makes you look completely ignorant.
Posted to Zerona detox on 8 Dec 2011