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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
Creators: Howard Lyman, John Robbins
Publisher: Benbella Books
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Rating:  638 reviews
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 417
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 1
ISBN: 1932100660
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.2
EAN: 9781932100662
ASIN: 1932100660
Publication Date: June 1, 2006
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Referred 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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 Reading just the first fourth of the book turned me into a vegetarian. November 20, 2009
Warren Jamison (Lake Oswego, Oregon USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
All my life I scoffed at vegetarianism, even though both my brilliant adult children have been on it for decades. Stupid of me. But THE CHINA STUDY opened my eyes. Late in life all right, I'm 85, but for about 20 years since my triple bypass I've steered clear of red meat. Ate lots of fish, fruits, veggies and nuts. My numbers were pretty good and at least I haven't had any more heart procedures, but I still noticed a sharp rise in energy within 72 hours of going vegan. As a result, I've gone off of several of my medications and continue to feel fine without pumping so many toxic pills into my body.
Unless you're part of the food or medical community, THE CHINA STUDY will blow your mind. You owe it to yourself to read it--right away.
----Warren Jamison
5 Stars for The China Study November 17, 2009
Janet S. Sullivan (Virginia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book has immediate eye-opening impact. I read 3 chapters the first night and the next morning I was so convinced by the research and evidence presented by Dr. Campbell that I became an instant "vegan". Granted I was already a vegetarian but I loved eating my homemade yogurt, milk kefir, and some cheeses. You may say you have heard it all before (e.g., a diet high in fruits, vegetables and grains is the healthiest way of eating) but Dr. Campbell displays his life time of scientific research and personal experience in such a factual manner that you cannot deny the truth of it and you cannot deny the detrimental effects that eating animal products (including eggs and especially dairy) has on your body. Dr. Collin's son, Thomas M. Campbell, helps display this information in a wonderfully readable and convincing manner. I was eager to read it from cover to cover (and I highly recommend you do the same to get the full impact). I originally checked the book out of the library and half way through it I knew I wanted to own it so I purchased 3 copies from Amazon so I could have loaners for friends and family.
 Through no fault of the sender, the item never arrived November 13, 2009
S. Stancil
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
After waiting for a couple of weeks for my item to arrive, I checked the package tracking. The seller had taken the item to USPS immediately following my purchase of the item, and USPS stated that it was delivered to my address two days later. After checking with my apt leasing office, the local PO, and everyone in between, I was basically informed by USPS that I have no recourse to recover my money, as according to them, the package was delivered. The seller was as helpful as could be under the circumstances, and assisted me with obtaining tracking info, as well as making suggestions for contacting local POs, etc. However, I will NEVER purchase a product that is being shipped USPS again and recommend that others don't either. The USPS was unhelpful, slow, and pretty rude. I have never had these issues with UPS or FedEx, and I order online fairly regularly (although this experience makes me hesitate to continue doing so.)
China Study Review November 13, 2009
Kenneth R. Thompson (USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book with solid research. It is opened my eyes to a plant based diet.
 I'm not convinced... November 13, 2009
P. Malone (Boise, ID USA)
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The quick take home message of this book could be summarized as "eat like a Chinese peasant to avoid degenerative diseases." The author would have you believe that while the Chinese diet is superior to a western diet, you can do even better by becoming a full blown vegetarian, if not a vegan. He cites a study where animal protein intake is clearly bad over a certain percentage of total calories. Where he lost his credibility with me was when he made the leap that if too much animal protein was clearly bad, then virtually no animal protein is going to fill you with health, wellness and vitality. Where on this planet is there any evidence of society of such individuals having thus thrived in the past??? It doesn't exist, because it has never happened. I agree that a vegetarian diet has been shown to reverse heart disease and it clearly gives the body a break away from the factors that caused heart disease in the first place (though it seems we still aren't exactly sure what part of of a western diet are responsible for the carnage - chlorestorol, homocysteine, a by product of insulin sensitivity, animal protein or a little bit of all of them? - the author seems to be pretty squarely in the chlorestorol and animal protein camps). And it could be if you're 60 years old and have nutritionally abused your body very badly for your entire life you may well be wise to start eating vegetarian and keep with it for as long as you wish to remain alive. You've probably got a lot of damage to undo, which will take time. But clearly a diet with limited animal protein intake - like the Chinese eat - will provide the health, wellness and vitality that most of us would like to achieve, and it will do it with a much broader range of choices of tastes, textures and flavors.
All in all, a good book, but it would be far better if not for this one particular leap of illogic.
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