Evaluation of the Cancer diet according to Budwig Center Germany

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Evaluation of the Cancer diet according to Budwig
Center Germany
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• In her nutritional concept, Budwig refers to the
  Warburg hypothesis of Nobel Prize winner Otto
  Warburg. Budwig assumes that a deficiency in
  polyunsaturated, essential fatty acids is
  responsible for the development of cancer. For
  this reason, she recommends a high-fat diet for
  patients, consisting mainly of linseed oil (rich
  in alpha-linolenic acid) and quark (source of
  protein).

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• Fresh fruit and vegetables are other essential
  components of this cancer diet, while meat and
  luxury foods (e.g. alcohol) should be avoided.

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Budwig Center Diet

• The nutritional recommendations from Dr. Johanna
  Budwig Center Germany are based on the following
  theory Polyunsaturated fatty acids have a
  cancer-inhibiting effect, as they activate the
  cellular respiration of cancer cells. The fatty
  acids allegedly contribute to the death of cancer
  cells. However, this assumption cannot be
  scientifically proven.

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• To compensate for a deficiency in polyunsaturated
  fatty acids (alpha-linolenic acid and linoleic
  acid), the Budwig diet focuses on linseed oil. It
  contains a high percentage of alpha-linolenic
  acid. Quark also plays an important role. It is
  supposed to provide the body with protein, while
  meat and fish are not on the menu.

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• Fresh fruit and vegetables are also among the
  recommended foods, which should ideally be
  natural and seasonal. You should also avoid
  luxury foods such as coffee, sugar, or alcohol as
  well as white flour and heavily processed grain
  products. The positive thing about this diet is
  that it does not contain any ready-made products
  or trans fatty acids, but prohibits some food
  groups.

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Evaluation of the Cancer Diet

• The cancer diet is based on the assumption that
  polyunsaturated fatty acids have a
  cancer-inhibiting effect. This assumption is not
  scientifically tenable, since there are both
  anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids and
  anti-inflammatory and thus at least theoretically
  cancer-promoting omega-6 fatty acids.

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• There is a lack of scientific data that proves a
  positive effect of the Budwig oil-protein diet in
  cancer therapy. However, the avoidance of
  finished products and its focus on a diet with
  unprocessed foods should be rated positively with
  this diet. Due to the insufficient data on the
  one hand and the refuted basic assumption on
  which the Budwig diet is based, its use for the
  prevention and treatment of cancer cannot be
  recommended.

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