its tricky - in conventional scientific journals you are likely to find more articles that dismiss things from the alternative health world than articles that support them.
this is more to do with what academics think are good subjects to write about
to build their reputations - than a true unbiased sample of what is right or wrong.
remember 50% of what is taught in medical schools is found to be wrong within 20 years
this can be a big distorting factor - so for instance meat is in the firing line these days - as we are all encouraged to "save the planet" by eating less meat
while it may be true, if one is eating feedlot or factory raised animals, then one is contributing to a net carbon emission into the atmosphere
but what is rarely mentioned is that pasture raised meat - which is actually the main type of meat eaten in some countries - eating meat is actually carbon negative and takes carbon from the atmosphere and stores it in the soil
just an example of how the narrative is distorted by selectively telling only parts of the story
my guess is most of the articles on the subject of lemon water are more like that - or are really opinion pieces - rather than for instance a randomised controlled trial to actually measure what happens if a group of people try it for 30 days
i think i read somewhere that its the citric acid in the lemon juice that has most of the beneficial effects
in that it is converted to something else in the body that is anti-inflammatory
in any case - its could still help and the good thing is its v unlikely to do any harm
Post Edited (Garzie) : 2/8/2023 9:58:37 AM (GMT-8)