Freek Rikkerink, who together with his wife forms the duo Suzan & Freek, currently follows the paleo diet. However, experts are not entirely enthusiastic about this. “He is now missing vitamin B.”
During the Suzan & Freek concert series, a star chef was appointed to prepare meals for the duo every day. That was a challenge, because Freek Rikkerink follows the paleo diet and wanted something tasty every day. Does it really benefit someone with cancer? Experts wonder The Latest News.
Berries tomorrow
People who follow the paleo diet mainly eat proteins and fats, and almost no carbohydrates. The theory is that our ancestors ate this way in the Stone Age, but that is nonsense according to nutritionist Patrick Mullie.
At that time, people mainly ate what was available, he says. “Nuts today, berries tomorrow. The idea that our genes are best suited to such a diet is very difficult to prove.”
Kill quickly
It is true that there used to be less cancer, says Patrick. “But that was mainly due to the fact that people often died around the age of thirty due to illness, deprivation or an attack by wild animals. Their diet had much less to do with this.”
Freek will hope this will be beneficial in his fight against cancer. After all, tumor cells use glucose as fuel. “The theory that you can starve cancer has not been sufficiently proven. In practice, it often means that you weaken your body.”
Vitamin B
Cancer patients must above all maintain their weight, says Patrick. “Vitamins from the B group and fiber are often found in products that are avoided within paleo. As a result, you also miss out on important nutrients.”
Finally, there is also a lot of red meat on the paleo menu, he concludes. And according to him, that increases the risk of colon cancer, among other things. “The scientific evidence for those risks is much stronger than for the health claims of the paleo diet.”