The China study: the most comprehensive study of nutrition ever conducted and the startling implications for diet, weight loss and long-term healthReferred to as the "Grand Prix of epidemiology" by The New York Times, this study examines more than 350 variables of health and nutrition with surveys from 6,500 adults in more than 2,500 counties across China and Taiwan, and conclusively demonstrates the link between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. While revealing that proper nutrition can have a dramatic effect on reducing and reversing these ailments as well as curbing obesity, this text calls into question the practices of many of the current dietary programs, such as the Atkins diet, that are widely popular in the West. The politics of nutrition and the impact of special interest groups in the creation and dissemination of public information are also discussed. |
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Excellent book. Well researched. Has a Cookbook companion. Warning: you will become a vegan after reading it. Read full review
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The China Study | 2 |
Problems We Face Solutions We Need | 11 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The China study: the most comprehensive study of nutrition ever conducted and the startling implications for diet, weight loss and long-term health |
| Authors | T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell (II.) |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | BenBella Books, 2006 |
| ISBN | 1932100660, 9781932100662 |
| Length | 417 pages |
| Subjects | › Health & Fitness / Diets Health & Fitness / Healthy Living Health & Fitness / Nutrition Health & Fitness / Weight Loss Medical / Diet Therapy Medical / Nutrition |
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