"Ice Cream Diet" Cleanse Claims Weight Loss: Is it Healthy?
A California ice cream shop claims you can lose weight with a "cleanse" that consists of eating five pints of a frozen non-dairy ice cream-like treat for four straight days. "As far as risks, individuals would be ingesting a boat load of processed saturated fat and sugar every day; pretty much the two worst things you can put in your body," said Christopher Ochner, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, and Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Director of Research Training and Development at the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center.
-Dr. Christopher Ochner, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine, Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director, Research Training and Development, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center