The Short Version
This claim is not supported by the weight of scientific evidence. Major health institutions — including the NCCIH, MD Anderson, UChicago Medicine, and Harvard Health — consistently conclude there is no compelling, high-quality evidence that detox diets remove measurable toxins beyond what the liver and kidneys naturally eliminate. The one supportive study measured trace elements in hair (an indirect, contamination-prone proxy) and itself acknowledged the broader lack of evidence. The human body's own organs already perform continuous detoxification, and no well-designed clinical trial has shown detox diets provide additional toxin removal.