[mcguire]

"However, if one was knowledgeable enough to read thousands of academic papers, from various fields (outside of oncology) -- one could develop a more tailored plan for the individual that accounts for these other factors."

Have you done so? Has anyone who follows "non-standard" approaches? (Yes, I'm aware that a few instances have; they generally become the "standardized approach", too.)

[felixchan]

Yes, but I am limited by time. Especially in the field of nutrition, no true conclusions can be drawn, regardless of how many studies you read.

In the end, it comes down to intuition.