Detox diets: Testing Dr. Oz's detox cleanse (CBC Marketplace)

Originally broadcast January 17, 2014 Eight sorority sisters take the Marketplace Detox Challenge, testing the claims behind TV star Dr. Oz's "detox" cleanse. Detoxing has become a multi-billion dollar industry as Canadians gulp down detox elixirs and go to extremes to cleanse their bodies. We ask: is there real science behind the claims, or are we just swallowing a story? Tom Harrington gets the answers. More from CBC Marketplace, Canada's top consumer affairs show: Watch episodes online at http://cbc.ca/marketplace Like us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/cbcmarketplace Talk to us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/cbcmarketplace Follow our hosts @cbctom and @cbcerica