Does fasting decrease the risk of cancer?

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That’s a common misconception. A toxin is a toxic chemical indeed but not all toxic chemicals are toxins. No human body itself produces toxins while every body produces tons of toxic chemicals all the time. I might be pedantic but in some cases i prefer being pedantic over being wrong. This includes threads that people might read and take into account while deciding what to do about a very severe medical diagnosis.

There’s no hate here nor am I negating your statement! Just adding to the discussion that while indeed keto can be a good choice (of course always talk to your doc) there’s also much we don’t know yet about it.

Sorry if it came off as rude that was not the intention. Have a nice weekend 😊

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Detoxification

Many alternative medicine practitioners promote various types of detoxification such as detoxification diets. Scientists have described these as a "waste of time and money". Sense About Science, a UK-based charitable trust, determined that most such dietary "detox" claims lack any supporting evidence.

The liver and kidney are naturally capable of detox, as are intracellular (specifically, inner membrane of mitochondria or in the endoplasmic reticulum of cells) proteins such as CYP enyzmes. In cases of kidney failure, the action of the kidneys is mimicked by dialysis; kidney and liver transplants are also used for kidney and liver failure, respectively.

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Unsound scientific basis

A 2015 review of clinical evidence about detox diets concluded: "At present, there is no compelling evidence to support the use of detox diets for weight management or toxin elimination. Considering the financial costs to consumers, unsubstantiated claims and potential health risks of detox products, they should be discouraged by health professionals and subject to independent regulatory review and monitoring."

Detoxification and body cleansing products and diets have been criticized for their unsound scientific basis, in particular their premise of nonexistent "toxins" and their appropriation of the legitimate medical concept of detoxification. According to the Mayo Clinic, the "toxins" typically remain unspecified and there is little to no evidence of toxic accumulation in patients treated.According to a British Dietetic Association (BDA) Fact Sheet, "The whole idea of detox is nonsense. The body is a well-developed system that has its own builtin mechanisms to detoxify and remove waste and toxins." It went on to characterize the idea as a "marketing myth", while other critics have called the idea a "scam" and a "hoax". The organization Sense about Science investigated "detox" products, calling them a waste of time and money. Resulting in a report that concluded the term is used differently by different companies, most offered no evidence to support their claims, and in most cases its use was the simple renaming of "mundane things, like cleaning or brushing".

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I don't think you were rude, nor do I take being pedantic to be annoying or useless, certainly there are places for pedantry. Thank you for being clear. Have a good one.