Teatoxing-the latest celebrity-endorsed craze that has engulfed the social media!
Teatoxing-the latest health fad
The latest fad related to health that commonly pops up on social media and has made headway into the lives of the general public is Teatoxing.
It implies detoxifying your body using drinking tea. It claims to reduce bloat and gas, increase energy, burn the body stored fat, and also flatten the tummy.
What does Health Canada say?
Health Canada has recently made people aware that such tea products which claim to decrease weight and increase energy are not permitted in Canada. The reason is that they are not properly licensed in Canada. The products on this list include brands with catchy names such as FlatTummyTea, BooTea, SkinnyMint, and the like.
The spokesperson for Health Canada, Maryse Durette said:
“Since those products are not registered as [natural health product numbers]…they should not be on the market in Canada.”
It is of utmost importance that any product which claims of a health benefit should undergo the procedure of getting registered and licensed as a natural health product. They would be provided a license based on their merit. Even if the product does not state any explicit health claim if the name has an implicit meaning of health benefit, it still needs to go through the process of registration and obtaining a license.
The shipments of the teatox kits to Canada
It is reported that Marketplace had ordered 10 such teatox products online and shipped them to a Canadian address. Three of these products originated from Canada whereas the rest were made outside the country.
None of these teatox kits had any natural health product license number and were not licensed to be sold in Canada. Health Canada has said that the regulatory body is still reviewing the said products for their claimed health benefits and stated that if they are sold in Canada before the review process is over, it would be forced to take action against the shipping company and the company making the said product.
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What do health professionals say?
The health products Teatox do not only violate Health Canada’s rules, but their effectiveness is also questionable. Doctors, nutritionists, and dieticians have repeatedly that the concept of detoxification of the body is a myth.
Hence products used to detoxify the body such as teatox are also unnecessary. Their efficacy is also doubtful. Dr. Eeic Cadesky said,
“Detoxing is one in a long line of theories that are created to produce fear and feelings of inadequacy in order to drive people’s behavior, often toward purchasing a product.”
Human livers and kidneys function to remove the toxins from the body and they are efficient in it with a lot of safety reserve.
Dr. Eric feels that should people want to aid this natural process in the body, they can go for fresh and colorful foods and also keep themselves hydrated. This would help rather than spending money on things and products which might not be useful.
Source: CBC.ca
