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The detox industry is worth $66 billion. The science supporting it is nearly nonexistent. A Registered Dietitian breaks down what cleanses claim to do, what your body already does, and what actually works instead. 

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For over 30 years, the National Weight Control Registry has tracked more than 10,000 people who've lost significant weight and — the hard part — kept it off. In this episode, we break down what the data actually shows these successful maintainers have in common, and why those lessons carry extra weight (pun intended) for women navigating perimenopause and menopause, when hormonal shifts make muscle loss and fat gain more likely. No fad-diet promises — just what the research says works over the long haul.