Editing Macrobiotic diet (section)

==Cancer==

The macrobiotic diet has been advertised as an [[alternative cancer treatment]] but is ineffective to treat any type of cancer.<ref name="CA 1993">{{cite journal|year=1993|title=Questionable methods of cancer management: 'nutritional' therapies|journal=CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians|url=https://acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.3322/canjclin.43.5.309|volume=43|issue=5|pages=309–319|doi=10.3322/canjclin.43.5.309|pmid=8364770|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>Stare, Fredrick John; Whelan, Elizabeth M. (1998). ''Fad-Free Nutrition''. Hunter House Inc. p. 127. {{ISBN|0-89793-237-4}} "There is no scientific evidence that macrobiotic diets can be helpful for cancer or any other disease."</ref> Macrobiotics author [[Michio Kushi]] argued that conventional cancer treatments are "violent and artificial" and the macrobiotic diet should not be combined with conventional treatment.<ref name="CA 1993"/> There is no clinical evidence to support the cancer claims of macrobiotic proponents.<ref name="CA 1993"/> The [[American Cancer Society]] who reviewed 11 scientific data bases found no peer-reviewed evidence that the macrobiotic diet is effective for treating any type of cancer.<ref name="CA 1993"/> The [[Office of Technology Assessment]], examining both published and unpublished macrobiotic literature, failed to verify any claims of cancer cure.<ref name="CA 1993"/>

The American Cancer Society recommends "low-fat, high-fiber diets that consist mainly of plant products"; however, they urge people with cancer not to rely on a dietary program as an exclusive or primary means of treatment.<ref name=ACS>{{cite book |publisher=[[American Cancer Society]] |title=American Cancer Society Complete Guide to Complementary and Alternative Cancer Therapies |edition=2nd |year=2009 |isbn=9780944235713 |editor1=Russell J |editor2=Rovere A |pages=[https://archive.org/details/americancancerso0000unse/page/638 638–642] |chapter=Macrobiotic Diet |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/americancancerso0000unse/page/638 }}</ref> [[Cancer Research UK]] states, "some people think living a macrobiotic lifestyle may help them to fight their cancer and lead to a cure. But there is no scientific evidence to prove this."<ref name=cruk>{{cite web
|url=http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancer-in-general/treatment/complementary-alternative-therapies/individual-therapies/macrobiotic
|title=Macrobiotic diet and cancer
|publisher=[[Cancer Research UK]]
|access-date=23 September 2022}}</ref>