Some people think tiny amounts of plant poisons might be good for you, but there’s no proof — it’s just a guess.
Scientific Claim
The hypothesis that low-dose plant-derived phytochemicals confer health benefits via antioxidant or hormetic mechanisms lacks empirical validation in human studies.
Original Statement
“The only good thing in this paper about vegetables is that it speculates that in small doses, these same toxins might have beneficial antioxidant or hormetic effects. Again, just a hypothesis. no real evidence.”
Context Details
Domain
toxicology
Population
human
Subject
Low-dose plant-derived phytochemicals
Action
lack empirical validation for
Target
hormetic or antioxidant health benefits
Intervention Details
Evidence from Studies
Supporting (0)
Contradicting (4)
This study found that chemicals from sprouted beans can kill or slow down human stomach cancer cells in a lab, even in small amounts, proving these natural plant compounds do have real health effects in human cells.
This study shows that a natural compound from ginger-like plants helps protect human skin cells from sun damage by boosting the body’s natural defense system, proving that such plant chemicals do have measurable health benefits in human cells.
This study says that plant chemicals, even ones people worry about, actually help protect our bodies and are linked to better health in real people who eat lots of fruits and veggies—so the claim that we have no proof is wrong.
Unknown Title
This study talks about whether natural chemicals in food can cause cancer in rats at high doses, not whether small amounts of plant chemicals help people stay healthy.