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Latest comment: 2 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
This article is pretty damning but Valter Longo's mainstream research [] on fasting prior and post chemo to encourage non cancer cells to not metabolize the chemotherapeutic drug, combined with the mainstream research on the chemotherapeutic effects of some vegetables, such as this in Nature [] suggests to me that Rudolf Breuss may have been less wrong than is claimed. I am not a doctor.Timtak (talk) 04:35, 1 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
Valter Longo's fasting research has never been mainstream in the field of nutritional science, he is very much on the side-lines. There is no clinical evidence to support the Rudolf Breuss diet. The 2009 paper you cited on isothiocyanates takes a lot of its data from mice studies, they are unreliable. I am not sure why you mentioned those two papers, they have nothing to do with Rudolf Breuss or his Wikipedia article.
There is evidence that cruciferous vegetables may be useful to prevent chronic diseases, including cancer but there is no clinical evidence that drinking vegetable juices can reverse cancer. As Cancer Research UK note "there is no scientific evidence that alternative diets can cure cancer" . There is big difference between prevention and curing cancer. It makes sense to consume fruits and vegetables to prevent cancer, but the idea that drinking some vegetable juice for around 40 days will cure cancer has not been scientifically demonstrated. There is no clinical evidence for that. Psychologist Guy (talk) 00:01, 2 August 2023 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 8 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion
No offense to weasels. This is an encyclopedia and people come here for information. There is 'no evidence' to support my theory that a diet of marshmallows and Twix bars will cure cancer: which puts my theory on a par with Breuss's notion. The man was a quack and his idea - curing cancer with vegetable smoothies - is dangerous nonsense and YOU WILL DIE if you follow his advice while conventional medicine (e.g., chemo and all the rest) has a chance of saving your life for you and those who love you. We need to find a better way of expressing this. Cross Reference (talk) 20:04, 14 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
The article is well written, we do not need to change the wording. Yes there is no scientific evidence for his claims per WP:RS. This is not the correct place to express anger. We just cite what the reliable sourcing says. Veg Historian (talk) 20:11, 14 September 2025 (UTC)Reply
