"I consume a shot of olive oil and lemon each morning," Hailey Bieber stated in a recent Time magazine interview, citing benefits such as gut coating and detoxification.
Nutrition and health experts quoted in a Sydney Morning Herald article dispute these claims, stating that olive oil is digested normally and does not coat the gut. They emphasize that the body's liver and kidneys already perform detoxification.
Experts suggest that consuming olive oil and lemon as part of a meal is more beneficial, and that taking them as a shot may cause gastrointestinal discomfort.