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[[File:Catherine Kousmine (1989) by Erling Mandelmann.jpg|thumb|1989]]
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'''Catherine Kousmine''' (September 17, 1904 in Hvalynsky, Russia - August 24, 1992 in [[Lutry]], Switzerland) was a [[Russians|Russian]] scientist who believed in nutritionally based medicine.
'''Catherine Kousmine''' (September 17, 1904 in Hvalynsky, Russia – August 24, 1992 in [[Lutry]], Switzerland) was a [[Russians|Russian]] scientist who believed in nutritionally based medicine.


Kousmine devised a restrictive diet for treating many human ailments including [[multiple sclerosis]] and [[cancer]]. There is however, no evidence that it is effective.<ref name=tot/>
Kousmine devised a restrictive diet for treating many human ailments including [[multiple sclerosis]] and [[cancer]]. There is, however, no evidence that it is effective.<ref name=tot/>


==Life==
==Life==


Born in 1904 into a well-to-do family in Russia, Catherine Kousmine and her parents fled the country in 1916 before the Russian revolution, settling in [[Lausanne]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news
Born in 1904 into a well-to-do family in Russia, Catherine Kousmine and her parents fled the country in 1916 before the Russian revolution, settling in [[Lausanne]].<ref name=obit>{{cite news|newspaper=The Times|title=Catherine Kousmine Obituary|date=8 September 1992}}</ref> The young Catherine went to the Ecole Supérieure of Lausanne where she graduated in sciences. She then went on to medical school. Upon graduation in 1928, she moved to Zurich, in professor [[Guido Fanconi]]'s unit, to specialize in [[pediatrics]], then worked in Vienna, Austria, where she got her degree in this discipline.
|newspaper=The Times
|title=Catherine Kousmine&nbsp;&ndash; Obituary
|date=8 September 1992}}</ref> The young Catherine went to the Ecole Supérieure of Lausanne where she graduated in sciences. She then went on to medical school. Upon graduation in 1928, she moved to Zurich, in professor [[Guido Fanconi]]'s unit, to specialize in [[pediatrics]], then worked in Vienna, Austria, where she got her degree in this discipline.


Back in Switzerland, she had to resume her work as a [[general practitioner]] because her degree in pediatrics was not recognized by Swiss authorities. Dr. Catherine Kousmine spent most of her life in Switzerland. She set up a foundation in her name in [[Lutry]], Switzerland, to promote her methods (Fondation Catherine Kousmine). This foundation has sister foundations in France, Germany and Italy. There is also a Kousmine Medical Center in [[Vevey]], Switzerland.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}
Back in Switzerland, she had to resume her work as a [[general practitioner]] because her degree in pediatrics was not recognized by Swiss authorities. Dr. Kousmine spent most of her life in Switzerland. She set up a foundation in her name in [[Lutry]], Switzerland, to promote her methods: Fondation Catherine Kousmine. It has sister foundations in France, Germany and Italy. There is also a Kousmine Medical Center in [[Vevey]], Switzerland.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}}


==Work==
==Work==


Kousmine advocated a restrictive diet as a basis for treating a number of human ailments, especially cancer. The diet empathizes fruits, vegetables and grain and particularly advocates a grain- and seed-based breakfast;<ref name=abgrall>{{cite book|author=Jean-Marie Abgrall|title=Healing Or Stealing?: Medical Charlatans in the New Age|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=kel6_1aN5JwC&pg=PA83|date=1 January 2000|publisher=Algora Publishing|isbn=978-1-892941-28-2|pages=82–83}}</ref> vitamins supplements are also incorporated.<ref name=fh>{{cite book|author1=Committee on Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future|author2=Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health|author3=Institute of Medicine|title=Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-UudMz742BwC&pg=PA405|date=10 July 2001|publisher=National Academies Press|isbn=978-0-309-17130-4|page=405}}</ref>
Kousmine advocated a restrictive diet as a basis for treating a number of human ailments, especially cancer. The diet empathizes fruits, vegetables and grain and particularly advocates a grain- and seed-based breakfast;<ref name=abgrall>{{cite book|author=Jean-Marie Abgrall|title=Healing Or Stealing?: Medical Charlatans in the New Age|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=kel6_1aN5JwC&pg=PA83|date=1 January 2000|publisher=Algora Publishing|isbn=978-1-892941-28-2|pages=82–83}}</ref> vitamins supplements are also incorporated.<ref name=fh>{{cite book|author1=Committee on Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future|author2=Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health|author3=Institute of Medicine|title=Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=-UudMz742BwC&pg=PA405|date=10 July 2001|publisher=National Academies Press|isbn=978-0-309-17130-4|page=405}}</ref>


Kousmine's first book, of 1955, advocated delaying cancer surgery while the diet was followed&nbsp;&ndash; causing considerable controversy at the time.<ref name=obit/>
Kousmine's first book, of 1955, advocated delaying cancer surgery while the diet was followed — causing considerable controversy at the time.<ref name=obit/>


There is no evidence that the diet is effective for the treatment of cancer or multiple sclerosis.<ref name=abgrall/><ref name=fh/> [[Edzard Ernst]] and [[Simon Singh]] list the Kousmine diet among the many in [[alternative medicine]] which are currently being promoted on the basis of unsubstantiated health claims.<ref name=tot>{{cite book|author1=Simon Singh|author2=Edzard Ernst|title=Trick Or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5m6CKTEr3I0C&pg=PA295|date=17 August 2008|publisher=W. W. Norton|isbn=978-0-393-06661-6|page=295}}</ref>
There is no evidence that the diet is effective for the treatment of cancer or multiple sclerosis.<ref name=abgrall/><ref name=fh/> [[Edzard Ernst]] and [[Simon Singh]] list the Kousmine diet among the many in [[alternative medicine]] which are being promoted on the basis of unsubstantiated health claims.<ref name=tot>{{cite book|author1=Simon Singh|author2=Edzard Ernst|title=Trick Or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=5m6CKTEr3I0C&pg=PA295|date=17 August 2008|publisher=W. W. Norton|isbn=978-0-393-06661-6|page=295}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
{{unreferenced section|date=November 2013}}
{{unreferenced section|date=November 2013}}
* In 1985, the [[Société d'Encouragement au Progrès]] - whose headquarters are in Paris (France) - gave her the Médaille de Vermeil for her outstanding accomplishment with multiple sclerosis.
* In 1985, the [[Société d'Encouragement au Progrès]] — whose headquarters are in Paris (France) — gave her the Médaille de Vermeil for her outstanding accomplishment with multiple sclerosis.
* In 1989, she was made an honorary citizen of the City of [[Lutry]], [[Switzerland]].
* In 1989, she was made an honorary citizen of [[Lutry]], [[Switzerland]].


==Publications==
==Publications==
*''Soyez bien dans votre assiette jusqu'à 80 ans et plus'' (Be well till 80 and beyond), éditions Sand, 1980, ISBN 2-7107-0158-8
*''Soyez bien dans votre assiette jusqu'à 80 ans et plus'' (Be well till 80 and beyond), éditions Sand, 1980, ISBN 2-7107-0158-8
*''La sclérose en plaque est guérissable'' (Multiple sclerosis is curable), éditions Delachaux et Nestlé 1983, ISBN 2-603-00502-2
*''La sclérose en plaque est guérissable'' (Multiple sclerosis is curable), éditions Delachaux et Nestlé 1983, ISBN 2-603-00502-2
*''Sauvez votre corps'' (Save your body), éditions Robert Laffont, 1987, ISBN 2-290-33632-7, is a sequel to Soyez bien dans votre..., with more cases and in-depth explanations.
*''Sauvez votre corps'' (Save your body), éditions Robert Laffont, 1987, ISBN 2-290-33632-7, is a sequel to ''Soyez bien dans votre assiette'', with more cases and in-depth explanations


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 21:33, 16 January 2014

1989

Catherine Kousmine (September 17, 1904 in Hvalynsky, Russia – August 24, 1992 in Lutry, Switzerland) was a Russian scientist who believed in nutritionally based medicine.

Kousmine devised a restrictive diet for treating many human ailments including multiple sclerosis and cancer. There is, however, no evidence that it is effective.[1]

Life

Born in 1904 into a well-to-do family in Russia, Catherine Kousmine and her parents fled the country in 1916 before the Russian revolution, settling in Lausanne.[2] The young Catherine went to the Ecole Supérieure of Lausanne where she graduated in sciences. She then went on to medical school. Upon graduation in 1928, she moved to Zurich, in professor Guido Fanconi's unit, to specialize in pediatrics, then worked in Vienna, Austria, where she got her degree in this discipline.

Back in Switzerland, she had to resume her work as a general practitioner because her degree in pediatrics was not recognized by Swiss authorities. Dr. Kousmine spent most of her life in Switzerland. She set up a foundation in her name in Lutry, Switzerland, to promote her methods: Fondation Catherine Kousmine. It has sister foundations in France, Germany and Italy. There is also a Kousmine Medical Center in Vevey, Switzerland.[citation needed]

Work

Kousmine advocated a restrictive diet as a basis for treating a number of human ailments, especially cancer. The diet empathizes fruits, vegetables and grain and particularly advocates a grain- and seed-based breakfast;[3] vitamins supplements are also incorporated.[4]

Kousmine's first book, of 1955, advocated delaying cancer surgery while the diet was followed — causing considerable controversy at the time.[2]

There is no evidence that the diet is effective for the treatment of cancer or multiple sclerosis.[3][4] Edzard Ernst and Simon Singh list the Kousmine diet among the many in alternative medicine which are being promoted on the basis of unsubstantiated health claims.[1]

Awards

Publications

  • Soyez bien dans votre assiette jusqu'à 80 ans et plus (Be well till 80 and beyond), éditions Sand, 1980, ISBN 2-7107-0158-8
  • La sclérose en plaque est guérissable (Multiple sclerosis is curable), éditions Delachaux et Nestlé 1983, ISBN 2-603-00502-2
  • Sauvez votre corps (Save your body), éditions Robert Laffont, 1987, ISBN 2-290-33632-7, is a sequel to Soyez bien dans votre assiette, with more cases and in-depth explanations

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Simon Singh; Edzard Ernst (17 August 2008). Trick Or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine. W. W. Norton. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-393-06661-6.
  2. ^ a b "Catherine Kousmine Obituary". The Times. 8 September 1992.
  3. ^ a b Jean-Marie Abgrall (1 January 2000). Healing Or Stealing?: Medical Charlatans in the New Age. Algora Publishing. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-1-892941-28-2.
  4. ^ a b Committee on Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future; Board on Neuroscience and Behavioral Health; Institute of Medicine (10 July 2001). Multiple Sclerosis: Current Status and Strategies for the Future. National Academies Press. p. 405. ISBN 978-0-309-17130-4.

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