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|  | Authors: T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell II
Creators: Howard Lyman, John Robbins
Publisher: Benbella Books
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Rating:  640 reviews
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Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
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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 The China Study November 7, 2009
Phillip Mcgrew (Topeka, KS)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the most compelling book on nutrition I have ever read. I highly recommend everyone read it for the valuable information it contains and then decide for yourself how it fits into your life. You need to know the effect nutrition has on the disease process. It could save your life in the long run.
Outstanding and convincing arguments for a vegetarian diet October 31, 2009
Dr. Steve (MN)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
If what T. Colin Campbell and his son Thomas Campbell are saying is true, then this is one of the most significant findings ever in the field of nutrition and diet. I know from personal experience that improving one's diet by not eating meat and milk products and replacing them with fruits and vegetables has incredible effects on the human body.
This book argues from strong empirical evidence gathered from many studies that all sorts of health disorders can be influenced and even reversed by a whole foods, plant-based diet. Though most people will not read all the pages of this book and could probably just read chapters 11-12 for his conclusion, the pages in between produce a very scientific, empirically sound, cogent argument in favor of a healthy diet.
Perhaps his strongest arguments are from his findings related to casein, which comprises 87% of cows milk protein, being able to turn on and turn off the presence of cancer. In his chapter regarding lessons from China, after completing the massive study they found "more than 8,000 statistically significant associations between lifestyle, diet, and disease variables" (p. 73).
With respect to these findings, I think most people either don't know about this, know something about it but don't want to make any changes in their diet, or have made changes and are seeing results. The hard part is discipling yourself to live and eat this way in a world filled with fast food, social events with bad food, emotional eating, and a host of other things to pull you down. Yet even small changes can make a difference over time.
 Very good Nutrition Information October 25, 2009
L. S. Gideon (Los Angeles, CA United States)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am just in the beginning pages of this book and already I'm intrigued by the authors collection of research material and comprehensive study of this subject. I believe him. In a world where nutrition books come down like rain water one never knows who to put there trust in. What gave more credibility was the NPR interview I listened to in August T.Colin Campbell and his articulation in answering some very tough controversial questions. Some of the things he brings up I do question but not dismiss as he give merit to looking at it in another way. While I am still a poultry eater (not meat) I am heading toward diminishing that as well and going vegetarian. I am not sure if I could be a total Vegan but I do think about what goes to my digestion more thoughtfully every single day.
The China Study audio book October 24, 2009
Jayne R. Swanson (Tulsa OK USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This audio book is beautifully done with a speaker who has a great voice. The voice really draws you in, but the most impressive part of the book is the content. This book has changed how my daughter and I think of food and eating. Dr. Campbell has done an excellent job of organizing this book and writing it. I saw him being interviewed for about 10 minutes on PBS and then ordered The China Study from Amazon. If you want to know how to advoid heart disease, diabetes, alzheimers,and cancer, read this book. Dr. Campbell has a PHD and has been a researcher and teacher at Cornell University. He is not selling anything but this book. This is an amazing book, and everyone should read it.
A Masterpiece October 21, 2009
Krasimir Karamfilov (Santa Monica, CA, USA)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Merriam-Webster defines the word "masterpiece" as: "a work done with extraordinary skill, especially a supreme intellectual or artistic achievement."
This book is a masterpiece. Read it and you will understand why. I finished reading it today. Halfway through it, I gave up all animal food and animal products. Then my dad and I had a chat over the phone.
My dad is a colon cancer survivor. I'm a skin cancer survivor [melanoma]. Here's an exerpt from our conversation:
Dad: I read in the newspaper that eating little meat is good for you.
Me: Your read that in the paper?
Dad: Yeah. It said that there's never been a vegetarian who lived to a hundred.
Me: What about those yogis in India and those monks in Tibet? They are mostly vegetarians and 90% of them live over a hundred.
(Pause)
Dad: Oh, yeah, the yogis. I forgot about them. I guess, you're right.
My dad represents 95% of the population. My dad is neither super smart, nor dumb. He is simply ignorant and misinformed about nutrition. This ignorance kills millions of people every year. It nearly killed him two years ago.
My dad had two surgeries and chemotherapy to get rid of his colon cancer. I had one outpatient surgery and no chemotherapy to kill the melanoma. My dad has been a heavy meat eater all his life. I was a light meat eater and a moderate diary eater. My dad continues to eat animal products. I stopped eating them. He takes drugs on a daily basis for various ailments. I have only dental floss and toothpaste in my medical cabinet. I'll stop here.
Read this book, then buy it for everybody you know. By reading it and changing your dietary habits, you and your friends will receive the best present ever: optimal health for the rest of your lives.
Another masterpiece in this vein is "The McDougall Plan" by John A. McDougall and Mary A. McDougall.
To your centennial birthday!
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