MOST women would rather have a nice cup of tea then undergo the rigours and side effects of a strict detox regime, according to a new survey.
A third of women (33 per cent) said tea and coffee were the hardest things to give up for a healthy session of detox - more than those who said they would miss alcohol (25 per cent).
And one in five women (22 per cent) said they would be sad to say goodbye to chocolate, even if only for a few days.
While 70 per cent of the women taking part in the handbag.com survey said they did not detox, more than half (57 per cent) said they would consider it in the future.
Stainless BraceletsReasons for starting a detox plan - which involves giving up things like caffeine, bread, pasta, meat and milk - included the wish to "cleanse" the body (83 per cent) and get more energy (62 per cent).
Losing weight was seen a less important reason, cited by only 58 per cent.
Replica Monogram Denim HandbagsMore than a quarter of women said they detoxed once a year, while over a fifth said they did it twice yearly.
Just over half of women only managed to detox for between two and six days, while just under 10 per cent managed to last for a month or more.
Having to drink more water was seen as the hardest thing about detoxing by 38 per cent of women, while 26 per cent said they found it difficult to eat more pulses and fruits.
The side effects were also a concern, with 68 per cent saying they suffered from headaches and 53 per cent saying that rather than giving
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Handbag.com editor Debbie Djordjevic said: "Our poll results suggest that detox is still a grey area.
"While women can see its tremendous benefits they are also dubious of the side effects and certainly find it hard to give up pleasures such as caffeine."
The online survey of 7,481 women was commissioned by Lanes Detoxplan.
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