Background: Obesity is a worldwide epidemic problem due to the unavailability of healthy food options, limited physical exercise. Detox diets are popular dietary strategies that claim to facilitate toxin elimination and weight loss, thus promoting a healthy life ahead of us. A typical detox diet involves a period of fasting, followed by a strict diet of fruit, vegetables, fruit juices, and water. The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of detox diets among adolescents. Materials and Methods: The study is designed as a Quantitative, exploratory research approach with cross-sectional survey design used to assess the detox diet awareness level. Self administrated questionnaire which contains 10 questions. It was circulated through online platforms via google docs. Data was collected and the statistical analysis was done by SPSS software-23. Pearson chi square was used for association with gender and p value less than 0.05 considered statistically significant. Results: Only 8% participants were aware of the fact that the Detox diet has a massive impact on weight loss. Nearly 11% of them were aware that the Detox diet can eliminate toxins from the body, Nearly 1/5(21.37%) of the participants had a clear idea of the Detox diet’s fat shedding ability. When compared to females, males were more aware about Detox diet’s fat shedding property. Conclusion: The present study revealed that many of them were not aware about the uses of detox diets. Only they were familiar with the detox and not its property. Adolescents should concentrate on their health, not on their physical beauty and they should have awareness of Detox diets.

Obesity, Toxin, Weight loss, Detox diet, Exercise, Innovative techniques