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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
Sales Rank: 243
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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 Highly recommend October 20, 2009
A-lucia (USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book tells the facts and truth behind what mass media, science and politics covers up. You don't need to be an expert in the field to get into this book. It was written for all of us to make better educated choices about our health. Builds the best foundation to begin to change your beliefs about nutrition with some amazing facts and truth. Information is everywhere but the right information is often challenging to find. Excellent book. Very clear and concise reading.
 Very good - but complete? October 20, 2009
Booklover
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
This a very good book. Very compelling. I almost hate to bring up questions. I'm not a scientist who can argue the validity of the data, but I noticed one particular 'flaw'.
The author makes a big deal out of the Western Reductionist model which he should, definitely!!! However, doesn't he do the same thing by bringing it all down to one thing - animal protein? My grandfather and grandmother and their siblings lived on farms in West Virginia. They worked hard, ate few sweets, but ate ALOT of meat and fat. They and the siblings who maintained their lifestyle lived well into their eighties, very viably and healthily. Could it be that more data should have been culled regarding highly refined carbohydrates and sugar overload? There are brief mentions of the "oh, yeah, don't eat sweets either" kind, but no data for or against. And nothing that integrates the whole diet versus animal protein only. I'm just not convinced by that all possibilities were seriously reviewed (or attempted to be reviewed - can we ever know all possibilities). What about level of physical exertion? What about the level of toxins between rural and urban? Where were the metrics for these in the China Study?
Having said all of that, I am definitely cutting back on meat big time as well as refined carbs, while 'beefing up' healthful, plant-based foods and supplements. The dilemma is doing so in a culture that is literally saturated in unhealthy food, profit-based medical care, and other detrimental lifestyle options.
The most significant book for improving health October 18, 2009
Lincoln Loehr (Mukilteo, WA USA)
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
My wife had an elevated chloresterol level and our doctor recommended she read this book. After reading it, she then made a significant switch in our diet (eliminated most animal protein with the exception of cold water fish), and I was along for the ride. We found some good recipes. She dropped 30 points in her chloresterol in four months, without any medication. I eventually ordered and read the book on my Kindle. I found the strength of the scientific evidence regarding the harmful effect of animal based protein (including dairy products) on human health to be overwhelming. I was no longer just participating in the diet change because my wife was. I bought 15 paperback copies to give to family and friends. I went through those and bought another 10 copies and continue to give them away. I expect I will keep on buying and giving away copies for the rest of my life. The information is important and needs to be shared. I collect vegan recipes that are worth cooking again and again and I share them.
Why aren't more people reading this book? October 13, 2009
Lisa Pozzi (Carlsbad, CA)
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book has had a huge affect on me: on what I buy at the grocery store, on how I prepare food for our family. And, its made me notice how highly educated, intelligent, well-meaning people CHOOSE to eat foods that are unhealthy for us. I'm not talking about a piece of chocolate or indulging in dessert while out to dinner. I'm talking about eating processed, genetically engineered foods as our staples: putting things into our body that we simply don't know what they are because its easier, and it tastes good.
This book woke me up to the fact that many of our diseases are in fact caused by us, caused by what we eat. There's no single person behind our food industry, no single CEO that is responsible so as long as Americans keep eating our burgers & fries, we'll continue to be fat & unhealthy. And disease ridden. It baffles me that we are such an educated country, yet we feed ourselves & our children foods we KNOW are bad for us.
I grew up on a ranch where meat was part of every meal. We butchered animals each summer to stock our freezer for the coming year. We ate animals we raised & hunted, drank milk fresh from our cows. I have tremendous respect for people who tend to the land, and a fondness for those memories out in our pastures tending to animals. I also know a lot of people who have cancer. We always thought it was because our community is very tight knit, everyone knows everyone. Now I wonder.
It's daunting to consider changing our eating habits. I'm responsible for three children, what I serve on the table is what they are going to eat. It's scary to "figure out" how to eat healthy, to make that commitment, but this book is very convincing in saying that our bodies will react to what we put into our mouths. It's our choice.
Best book I've read this year (ever?) on nutrition and dis-ease October 13, 2009
Clyde Lerner (Silicon Valley, CA)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I loved listening to and reading this book, The China Study. I purchased it first as an audio book and have been using the hard copy to back up all the facts with the recommendations and studies in this book. I highly recommend the audio cd, as it's a bit dry reading, but very fascinating.
The conclusions that the Dairy & Meat industries are funding much of our dietary studies and helping to set dietary standards which slant to their industry is disgusting, misleading and it's killing us. Here we are in the 2009 and we have become fatter and fatter and fatter. Check out the slideshow on this site to watch the % of obesity rates climb from 1985 to 2008:[...]. I'm sure it's NOT coincidental that there appears to be an increase in obesity the more technologically savvy we get and the less we have to walk, hike, do manual labor + the fact our children are playing video games in a frozen position. Thank god for the Nintendo Wii video game console (had fun playing tennis and bowling recently) device and others like it which actually make your exercise while playing video games.
So, it is boring, but it appears to be the answer to obesity, diabetes, heart attacks, cancer and probably MS: eat a whole foods, plant based diet, with minimal processed foods and you'll live a much longer and pain-free life.
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