Clean eating

Extreme versions of the diet have been criticized for lacking scientific evidence and potentially posing health risks.

Its meaning began to morph in the '00s with a series of popular "Eat-Clean" books by Tosca Reno (the wife of bodybuilding magazine publisher Robert Kennedy).

Many of these media are supported and headed by various health and wellness gurus who typically base the information they provide on personal experience.

[12] However, some more extreme variants, particularly those cutting out entire food groups, are criticized as lacking scientific evidence for their claims.

[3][12] It has also been claimed that a clean eating diet may increase the risk of osteoporosis due to a lack of calcium from dairy products.