Quantum Clinic
EFFECTIVE MEDICINE – OPTIMAL HEALTH
Nutrition
The plant-based diet we recommend at Quantum Clinic is a whole-food, low-glycaemic, high-fibre, and anti-inflammatory diet. It contains healthy fats and plant proteins, and is rich in anti-cancer phytonutrients. It aims to address the underlying metabolic impairment that occurs with chronic disease whilst delivering the highest quality nutrients to maximise your cellular functions of repair, regeneration and detoxification.
The emphasis is on whole foods (vegetables, fruits, legumes, whole grains, nuts, seeds) with minimal or no refined grains, added sugar, and ultra-processed foods.
A large meta-analysis of 2.2 million people showed that a higher adherence to plant-based diets (especially healthy ones) lowers the risk of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and all-cause mortality.
Associations between plant-based dietary patterns and risks of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mortality – a systematic review and meta-analysis
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186/s12937-023-00877-2.pdf
The UK Biobank cohort, which comprises 126k adults, shows that those consuming the most healthy plant foods had 16% lower total mortality and lower cardiovascular disease risk (such as heart attack and ischaemic stroke), compared with those consuming the lowest amount of healthy plant foods.
Association of Healthful Plant-based Diet Adherence With Risk of Mortality and Major Chronic Diseases Among Adults in the UK
Numerous large studies confirm that high-fat diets in cancer lead to significantly poorer outcomes in the long term.
The following meta-analysis (highest strength evidence) on nearly 10,000 patients with breast cancer showed a 23% reduced risk of recurrence in those eating a low-fat diet after a diagnosis of breast cancer:
Effect of low-fat diet on breast cancer survival: a meta-analysis
In this randomised controlled trial that followed over 48,000 women over a period of 16 years, mortality rates were reduced by almost 50% in women consuming a low fat diet:
A high dietary fat intake has been shown to increase the risk of developing several cancers including ovarian cancer in this meta-analysis of about 900,000 people:
Dietary fat intake and ovarian cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies
At Quantum Clinic we recommend whole food plant-based nutrition, given the strong evidence for preventing cancer and chronic disease, and improving outcomes once these conditions have been diagnosed. Where appropriate, this can be combined with intermittent fasting for optimum effect.
Recommended resources:
Eating Plant-Based : Scientific Answers to Your Nutrition Questions
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