The Gonzalez Cancer Diet aims to treat pancreatic cancer through an organic, tailored diet for each patient along with daily pancreatic enzyme supplements and coffee enemas for detoxification. While the diet promotes healthy eating, concerns exist around the high number of supplements prescribed, potential side effects of coffee enemas, and lack of regulation and clinical evidence to support the treatment plan's efficacy. The diet is also very restrictive and expensive to follow given the cost of supplements.

1. The Gonzalez Cancer Diet
Presented by: Katie Monk

2. Brief Diet Description by
Katie Monk
Gonzalez Cancer Diet: This regime is more than just a diet; it is a treatment plan for those
who are affected by pancreatic cancer, and wish to seek alternative treatments other than
chemotherapy. The Dr. Nick Gonzalez’s cancer diet regime’s primary focus is on
extending the life of pancreatic cancer patients in three main ways:
1) An organic diet that is uniquely and specifically tailored to each patient based on
their needs and stage of cancer. The diet may range anywhere to a strict vegetarian diet
consisting of at least 70% raw fruits and vegetables per meal to 3 servings of red meat per
day. While each patient’s meal plan differs, each patient must consume organic foods as
much as possible and avoid processed, synthetic, and refined foods such as white flour,
white sugar, and boxed meals. The purpose of the diet is to detoxify the body and the
belief is that you are what you eat and tumors feed on the foods that are toxic for your
body. Patients are also prescribed anywhere from 80-160 additional nutritional
supplements per day which include, but are not limited to vitamins, minerals, and herbs.
2) Detoxifying procedures, specifically coffee enemas up to five times per day.
3) Up to 45 grams of pancreatic enzymes derived from pigs spread throughout the day.
It is believed that the pancreatic enzymes are the main anti-cancer agent in this regime.

3. Literature Review Table
Team Member: Journal Article
Citation:
Summary
Statement
Website Summary
Statement
Katie Monk NCBI
Pancreatic
Proteolytic
Enzyme
Therapy
Compared With
Gemcitabine-
Based
Chemotherapy
for the
Treatment of
Pancreatic
Cancer
<http://www.
ncbi.nlm.nih.
gov/pmc/article
s/PMC2860407/
>
John A.Chabot
2009
This article
discusses the
success of
Gonzalez regime
and diet when
compared to
chemotherapy for
the treatment of
pancreatic cancer.
Among patients who
have pancreatic
cancer, those who
chose gemcitabine-
based
chemotherapy
survived more than
three times as long
(14.0 v 4.3 months)
and had better
quality of life than
those who chose
proteolytic enzyme
treatment.
<http://www.dr-
gonzalez.
com/treatment.
htm>
This website
provides
information
about the
Gonzalez
regime as well
as rationales for
the diet,
supplements,
pancreatic
enzyme
product, and
detoxification
process versus
chemotherapy
for the
treatment of
pancreatic
cancer.

4. Menu and Analysis Results
by: Katie Monk
Meal Plan:
Breakfast- Green smoothie, blended and sweetened with 1 tsp. agave nectar if desired
· ½ cup raw organic kale
· 3 oz. raw organic banana
· ½ cup organic green tea prepared fresh with distilled water
· 2 oz. organic coconut water
· ¼ whole organic steel oats
· 1 organic granny smith apple chopped
Snack-
· 2 oz unsalted almonds
· ½ cup of watermelon
Lunch- Broiled Salmon with a side salad of romaine lettuce, shredded carrots,
garbanzo beans, oil and vinegar dressing, and one cup of green tea brewed in distilled water with lemon.
· 1 ½ cups organic romaine lettuce, chopped
· ½ cup garbanzo beans
· 2 oz shredded carrots
· 1 oz olive oil
· 1 oz red wine vinegar
· 3 oz. steamed salmon with lemon
· Green tea brewed in one cup of distilled water
· Lemon wedge
Dinner-- Quinoa salad with roasted summer
vegetables and a side of kiwi.
· 1 cup of organic quinoa
· ½ cup asparagus, roasted
· ½ cup zucchini, roasted
· 2 Tbsp. sun dried tomatoes
· ½ cup broccoli, lightly steamed
· 1 medium size kiwi, peeled

5. Nutritional Information and
Analysis Katie Monk
Food Amoun
t
Amt per serving Grams
LEMONS-RAW-W/PEEL 1
wedge
1 WEDGEWO/RF 27 grams
ASPARAGUS-RAW 0.5
cup
1 CUP 67 grams
TOMATOES-SUN-DRIED 2 tbsp 1 tbsp 6.76 grams
SQUASH-SUMMER-ZUCCHINI-INCL SKIN-
RAW
0.5
cup
1 CUP SLICES 65 grams
QUINOA;ORGANIC-EDEN 1 cup 1 CUP 180 grams
KIWIFRUIT-(CHINESE GOOSEBERRIES)-
FRESH-RAW
1 fruit 1 MED
FRTWO/SKIN
76 grams
LENTILS-SPROUTED-RAW 0.5
cup
1 CUP 38 grams
BROCCOLI-CKD-BOILED-DRAINED-W/SALT 0.5
cup
1 CUP CHOPPED 78 grams
TEA-BREWED-PREPARED WITH DISTILLED
WATER
1 cup 1 CUP 236.8 grams
LEMONS-RAW-W/PEEL 1
wedge
1
WEDGEWO/RF
27 grams
LEMONS-RAW-W/PEEL 1
wedge
1
WEDGEWO/RF
27 grams
CARROTS-RAW 2 oz. 1 oz 56.7 grams

6. Nutritional Information and
Analysis Continued....Katie Monk
Watermelon 0.5 cup 1 CUP DICED 80 grams
Nuts- Coconut Water 2 oz 1oz 56.7 grams
Finfish Salmon cooked
Moist heat
3 oz 1 oz 85 grams
Beans-Garbanzo 0.5 cup 1 cup 130 grams
Oil-Olive Cooking 1 oz 1oz 28.35 grams
Salad Dressing Red Wine
Vinegar
1 oz 1oz 28.35 grams
Lettuce Romaine Raw 1.5 cups 1 cup 84 grams
Nuts-Almonds 2 oz 1 oz 56.7 grams
Oats 0.25 cups 1 cup 39 grams
Tea Brewed w/ distilled
H2O
1 cup 1 cup 236.8 grams
Bananas raw 3 oz 1 oz 85.05 grams
Kale raw 0.5 cup 1 cup chopped 34 grams

7. Meal Plan Analysis Katie Monk
Nutrient Total Rec % Rec
Calories 2168.23 2200 98.56%
Pro (g) 92.25 48 192.19%
Fat (g) 85.13 73.33 116.09%
Carb (g) 278.98 -- --
Fiber (g) 72.13 30 240.43%
Cal (mg) 632.64 1000 63.26%
Iron (mg) 24.4 10 244%
Na (mg) 928.66 2400 38.69%
Pot (mg) 4995.12 -- --
Phos (mg) 2237.85 700 319.69%
Ash (g) 10.6 330 3.21%
VitA (IU) 24413.49 4000 610.34%
VitC (mg) 310.78 75 414.37%
Thia (mg) 1.59 1.1 144.55%
Ribo (mg) 2.34 1.1 212.73%
Nia (mg) 14.1 14 100.71%
H2O% 63.60 Female
19-30
--
SatF (g) 8.99 24.44 36.78%
monoF (g) 42.95 24.44 175.74%
polyF (g) 12.49 24.44 51.10%
Chol (mg) 48.45 300 16.15%

8. Consensus Statement
The Gonzalez cancer diet is not a diet at all, but a treatment plan for patients with pancreatic cancer.
The meal plan varies from patient to patient; however, raw, healthy, organic foods are encouraged.
This diet is extremely strict about what you can eat and each patient is prescribed their own meal plan
based on their stage of cancer and what their body needs. However, portion sizes do not seem to be
limited considering it is mainly raw fruits and vegetables that are to be consumed. Overall, the diet
portion of this treatment plan appears to be very beneficial or the patient. Patients are also required to
take additional nutritional supplements as well as pancreatic enzymes before, or between each meal.
Also, they must perform coffee enemas between meals to further encourage their liver to detoxify the
body. Due to the additional supplementation of up to 160 different vitamins, herbs, and minerals, the
patient is more likely to have an overabundance of certain vitamins and minerals, especially fat soluble
ones that will not be flushed away by the body. This could be potentially dangerous for the patient.
Also, the coffee enemas may have some serious side effects if they are done improperly or too often. It
is not something that I would recommend.
Overall, this diet does promote extremely healthy eating habits; however, it is extremely restrictive and
quite expensive once you take in the cost of the additional nutritional supplements into consideration,
which is around $800.00 per month according to Dr. Gonzalez. However, Dr. Gonzalez does point out
that his treatment plan is significantly lower than the cost of chemotherapy. This regime is not
regulated by the FDA and there have been a limited number of clinical trials to determine its efficacy.