Fad diet fixed on ideas about types of food drawn from Zen Buddhism
Macrobiotic diet
Alternative medicine
Claims
Health effects from a diet avoiding refined foods and most animal products. Specific effects on cancer.
Related fields
Diet
Original proponents
Sagen Ishizuka
Subsequent proponents
George Ohsawa Michio Kushi William Dufty Edward Esko
A macrobiotic diet (or macrobiotics) is a fad diet based on ideas about types of food drawn from Zen Buddhism.[1][2] The diet tries to balance the supposed yin and yang elements of food and cookware.[1][3] Major principles of macrobiotic diets are to reduce animal products, eat locally grown foods that are in season, and consume meals in moderation.[2]
There is no high-quality clinical evidence that a macrobiotic diet is helpful for people with cancer or other diseases, and it may be harmful.[4][2][5] Neither the American Cancer Society nor Cancer Research UK recommends adopting the diet.[6][5]
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