T. Colin Campbell | Thomas M. Campbell II
1 Finally, the question what you should eat has been answered
The China Study was a HUGE study that went on for 30 years; it resulted in over 8,000 statistically significant correlations between diet and disease. It surveyed a vast range of diseases and diet and lifestyle factors in rural China, and more recently, in Taiwan.
A monumental nationwide survey was conducted in China in the 1970s on cancer death rates from twelve different types of cancer. More than 2,400 Chinese counties and 880 million citizens were involved. This resulted in a color-coded atlas showing where certain types of cancer were high, and where they were non-existent. This provided information on over four dozen different kinds of disease, including cancers, heart diseases, and infectious diseases.
The China Study was a grand design; it gathered data on 367 variables, and compared each variable to the others. They went into 65 counties across China and administered blood tests and questionnaires to 6,500 adults. They took urine samples, and directly measured everything families ate over a three day period. And they analyzed food samples from markets across the country.
When they were done, they had an unmatched comprehensive study. They then compared these findings with animal experiments. But Dr. Campbell's conclusions did not rest on the findings of his animal studies, and the studies of China; he sought out the findings of other researchers and clinicians, and included dozens and dozens of studies.
Dr. Campbell and his colleagues received a total of 74 grant-years of funding, and did 74 years of study in less than 35 years. From this research, he authored or co-authored over 350 scientific articles, from which he received may awards. Dr. Campbell did not start with any preconceived notions about the worthiness of any particular diet. His conclusions are largely empirical, based upon observation and measurement, and not from hypothesis or anecdote. The results from all the studies were consistent.
What is so convincing is the breadth of the evidence from so many studies. Hundreds, even thousands of studies show the benefits of a plant-based diet. His conclusion can be summed up as follows:
"Eat a whole foods, plant-based diet, while minimizing the consumption of refined foods, added salt and added fats." Eliminate all animal-based products, but don't obsess over it. If a dish contains a small amount of meat, the quantity very likely will be nutritionally unimportant. Benefits were shown to increase as meat consumption decreased, even when the percentage declined from 10% to 0%.
Lessons from The China Study
1) Breast cancer is associated with consumption of animal fat (but not plant fat).
2) Heart disease is associated with animal protein consumption. Stop eating animal protein, and most heart disease will reverse.
3) Type 1 diabetes is associated with consumption of cows milk. Do not feed your children cows milk, at least until 2 years of age, and preferably never.
4) Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased fat intake.
5) Colon cancer is associated with meat consumption.
6) Multiple Sclerosis is associated with cows milk consumption.
7) Increased hip fractures from osteoporosis are associated with increased milk consumption.
8) Kidney stones are associated with animal protein intake.
9) Macular degeneration and cataracts, forms of eye disease, occur when we fail to eat enough highly colored fruits and vegetables. Both diseases are likely to be increased by animal based foods.
10) Cognitive impairment, memory loss, and Alzheimer's disease are associated with an animal-based diet.
A cautionary note: The China Study is based on the consumption of conventional food sources worldwide, whatever they may be. If those conventional sources happen to be toxic, then naturally by reducing their consumption you will see improved health. Consider the following examples:
The China Book suggests reducing the consumption of salt. We know that salt is an essential nutrient, and farmers keep their livestock healthy by allowing them free access to salt licks. Animals will chew fence posts etc. to get needed minerals (this is called pica). I would conclude that regular supermarket salt is toxic due to the additives and bleaching, and this is borne out by research that shows it to cause illness. However, sun dried (not kiln dried) sea salt, free of additives, is necessary for good health.
The China Book shows that the consumption of milk causes disease including osteoporosis. But this is the homogenized pasteurized version mass consumed and available in supermarkets. Pasteurized milk will putrefy; raw milk will not, but will sour, so there is a difference in properties. Pasteurized milk may cause osteoporosis, but I am told there is research that shows that raw milk does indeed build strong bones.
The China Book shows that consumption of meat causes problems, but this would no doubt be cooked meat. The consumption of raw meat appears to be very beneficial, but few in this culture would want to do that.
The China Book recommends minimally added fats, but this no doubt means the toxic versions that most people consume from market shelves. Udo Erasmus, in his book "Fats That Heal, Fats That Kill", suggests a diet of 15-20% of total calories consumed in fat, but of course, the non toxic versions. The toxic versions are the cause of diabetes [...].
2 Comprehensive, But A Person Is Behind It, Not Just a Mask
The China Study is long reaching and you won't find a book anywhere with more background information. Speaking for myself, a man who's always in a hurry to find out the "meat and potatoes" of a book (pardon the metaphor), I did not appreciate being first treated to the lengthy autrobiographical chapter about Dre. Campbell's early life on the farm. To me, this was not strictly necessary. And yet, when I look back, I see this as a way of humanizing the doctor and making us see that even geniuses had boyhoods (or girlhoods as the case may be). Some of us grew up in cities, some in unspoiled rural areas, some in the suburbs, but the cold truth is that there are in actually no "unspoiled areas," for the food and drug industries, together with the medical establishment, have establihed outposts and dug in their heels in every nook and cranny of the world. That is why a boy like the young Colin Campbell was force fed lies about protein that it took him a whole lifetime to regurgitate, and why he finally found it necessary to do his work in the far counties of rural China, where THE GOOD EARTH once took place, but now, well, they live a plant-based lifestyle but one which is rapidly changing.
In fact, I hope that a far-seeing film company gets the rights to this book and makes a movie out of it. "What?" you say. "A movie based on a diet plan?" But THE CHINA STUDY is not only a diet book, nor is it only a condemnation of the linked, globalized drug and meat interests. No, there's a human interest story in here of a gentle young boy put in charge of a herd of innocent cows and then, in outward circles, we see the boy grow up and become a man, in a tale reminiscent of the old favorite A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, so sensitively helmed by Robert Redford.
3 An Absolute Must Read
Once I picked up this book I could not put it down, and once I put it down, I ran to my kitchen to throw out all of the animal products in the cabinets and refrigerator! This book is thoughtfully written and thoroughly and scientifically researched, and the conclusion is clear - in order to do what you can to maximize your health and prevent disease, you need to concentrate on eating a whole foods, plant-based diet. Period.
As someone who has a history of heart disease, breast cancer, colon cancer and Alzheimer's in her immediate family (i.e., parents or grandparents), I pride myself on living a healthy lifestyle, not smoking, drinking in moderation, exercising, maintaining a healthy weight, etc. But I still fear that my genes will ultimately and inevitably cause me to get one of these terrible "diseases of affluence." Now that I have read The China Study, I am convinced that if I continue my other healthy habits AND stop eating meat, poultry, fish and dairy, I CAN beat these diseases! As a result, I am ordering copies for my friends and family members who have been touched by disease.
If you are interested in living a healthy life, RUN DON'T WALK to your computer and order this book! It may actually be a true life saver...
Bravo, Dr. Campbell, and thank you for all of your hard work and research and for not flooding the market with another confusing, fad, health/diet book that is merely a get-rich scheme for the author.
4 Absolutely essential reading!
Diet For A New America by John Robbins got our family started on a mostly vegetarian diet back in 1987. Now Colin Campbell takes it to the next level and tells us what we should have been told years ago....that it is within our power to prevent or improve our health through our diet; and he has decades of experience and extensive research to back up his claims. This information needs to get to the people, because the powers that be (the meat, dairy, and medical industries) have been working very hard to keep this information from us for years and years.
Thanks to Colin Campbell and his son Tom for having the courage to write this book. I am extremely grateful.
5 Fascinating and compelling
If you are ready to hear the genuine evidence about diet and health, and if you are ready to make changes to your diet to benefit your health then this is the book. What makes it really fascinating is the personal journey Dr Campbell has undertaken to reach the point where he can make recommendations to us on what to eat. This story interweaves his account of the research evidence and makes the book extremely compelling.
6 Finally!!!
I purchased this book based on the following review. I'm posting it here because it was helpful to me and I figured it would be helpful to someone else...enjoy!
The China Study
Oprah has a book club, and now, so do I! Each week, I manage
to read two or three books, and from time to time, I'll
be sharing my favorites with you. This past week, I
made the exception to my own rule, and read one book from
comer to cover--twice! This must-read book is "The China
Study," by T. Colin Campbell and his son, Thomas. T. Colin
Campbell (the dad) is a great writer in his own right, but
this new father and son team have synergized their energies
to create a classic in the genre of nutritional texts.
Early on in their brilliantly written book (page 21),
the Campbells tell their readers:
"So, what is the prescription for good health? In short, it
is about the multiple health benefits of consuming plant-
based foods, and the largely unappreciated health dangers
of consuming animal-based foods, including all types of
meat, dairy, and eggs."
That's a pretty good start, and it gets even better.
T. Colin Campbell's perspectives are simply amazing. On page
21, he expresses a contrarian philosophy to most modern-day
health gurus:
"One of the more exciting benefits of good nutrition
is the prevention of diseases that are thought to be
due to genetic predisposition."
Campbell has learned throughout his esteemed career that
disease can easily be reversed and cured by adopting
a plant-based diet.
By quoting Goethe on page 27, Campbell exposes America's
great protein myth, as promoted by the all-powerful milk
and meat industries. He writes:
"We are best at hiding those things which are in plain site."
Campbell's sense of humor is at its best in this upscale
well-documented book. His chapter on protein consumption
should be read by every American. Healthy people should
reinforce good physiology by Campbell's advice, and ill people
should be inspired to take the cure by eating a plant-based
diet. On page 30, Campbell asks:
"Can you guess what food we might eat to most efficiently
provide the building blocks for our replacement proteins?
The answer is human flesh."
Very funny! Of course, most are not willing to live on Mrs.
Lovett's human meat pies. Or are we? The trouble is, with
human and animal flesh, there are many dangerous byproducts
to consider. The urea, ammonia, and dirty residues of animal
proteins and saturated fats compromise carnivores.
Campbell is at his best when writing about "Broken Hearts"
on page 111. You will learn that during the Korean War, 77.3
percent of healthy hearts autopsied from American casualties
revealed advanced heart disease. These diseased hearts were
taken from the bodies of so-called healthy males who had
eaten the standard American diet. Campbell offers the hows
and whys of heart disease...and the cure-all.
On page 255, Campbell walks you through the American
government's relationship with milk and meat producers.
Conspiracy? Absolutely, and Campbell's detailed evidence
and research reads like a detective story. One smoking gun
after another overwhelms the reader into recognizing
that things could have been different for our children
had only those men in power possessed ethics. If only they
had respected real science and not the almighty dollar.
We have been betrayed, and T. Colin Campbell has survived
in an academic environment despite those pressures exerted by
bureaucrats with enormous financial conflicts of interest.
Campbell's commentary on nutritional training, or the lack
thereof for doctors is magnificent. On page 327, Campbell writes:
"The situation is dangerous. Nutrition training of doctors
is not merely inadequate; it is practically nonexistent...The
bulk of these nutrition hours are taught in the first year of
medical school, as part of other basic science courses...When
nutrition education is provided in relation to public health
problems, guess who is supplying the 'educational' material?
The Dannon Institute, Egg Nutrition Board, National Cattlemen's
Beef Association, National Dairy Council, Nestle Clinical
Nutrition, Wyeth-Ayerst Labortories, Briston-Myers Squibb
Company..."
Campbell then asks:
"Do you think that this all-star team of animal foods and drug
industries representatives is going to objectively judge and
promote optimal nutrition, which science has shown to be a
whole foods, plant-based diet that minimizes the need for drugs?"
The book is a must read for those who know a thing or two, and
those who have not a clue. I've read no better book on nutrition
than this one, which will arm you in nutritional arguments
presented by meat-eating doubting Thomases.
The China Study, by T. Colin Campbell, PhD, with Thomas
Campbell is available on Amazon.com:
http://tinyurl.com/6ggan
Robert Cohen
http://www.notmilk.com
7 Get the facts
For those who are confused over all the contradictory and changing information about food, nutrition, diet, health, and disease, this book is a miracle cure. It has been said that a nutrition and health book that told the truth - the simple truth - would not sell very well, because the truth is not particularly sexy or exciting. This book is packed with solid scientific evidence and studies about food and disease, and it covers related social, cultural, corporate, and political issues as well. Almost ironically, the part of this book that deals with actual food recommendations is short and sweet, because the ideal diet is really that simple. The power of this book lies in its overwhelming presentation of the potential of food for health and disease. I've seen a lot of this stuff before, but this book knocked me over and left no room for doubt.
8 Great teacher, great lessons, great book!
I bought this book because of the excellent reviews it was getting and because of how much I enjoyed hearing Dr. Campbell speak about the China Study (the actual study, not the book) about three years ago. I was comfortably certain that I would enjoy the book, but what I didn't realize was how much I would learn from it! After listening to several lectures and reading many books and articles about the benefits of a plant-based diet and the harmful consequences of an animal-based one, as well as experiencing first-hand what a positive difference switching to a vegan diet makes, I didn't think there could be too much left on this topic to learn. I was mistaken! I gleaned new, interesting and important information from every chapter in this book, whether it was about nutrition, the mechanics of disease, or the disturbing details about what goes on behind the scenes as industry, medicine, science, government and business collude to spew out self-serving, deceptive and destructive "nutrition guidelines" for us hoi polloi. "The China Study" has inspired us to fine-tune our diet (already plant-based for nearly 5 years), and has me looking at things like pharmaceutical ads and medical study headlines (such as today's "Diabetics At Higher Liver Cancer Risk") with better informed, wider open eyes. While I already knew *that* a plant-based diet is healthier, this book explains in superb detail why and how that is the case... and despite the frequent complexity of the science, his explanations are clear and understandable - thanks in part to his excellent use of analogies. "The China Study" is well written, interesting and informative, engaging, sincere and forthright, and peppered throughout with a wonderful wry humor.
I applaud Dr. Campbell's courage in speaking out against the status quo because he cares about the well-being of people and the planet, and am grateful to him (and his son) for sharing his hard-earned knowledge, behind-the scenes experience, and impressive expertise through this important book. Sometimes, when I read books like this one that credibly confront what we've been taught and what we think we know, challenging us to open our minds, think anew and hang on for the whoopsy wild ride of a paradigm shift, I am reminded of my high school history teacher's pet saying. When my class would do poorly on a pop quiz, he'd shake his head and mutter, "Buy 'em books and buy 'em books, and all they do is eat the covers." I hope The China Study is widely read and influential, and that all anyone eats after being handed this book is plants. :-)
9 This book demands attention!
The China Study is a courageous survey of the best science has to offer about your health and what you eat. In addition, the China Study reveals a system of nutrition misinformation that has created public confusion equal to that which surrounded the health implications of smoking. Remember the days when "no one knew" that smoking was bad for you? That all ended when a few morally courageous individuals spoke out and demanded examination of the topic. We now know that the tobacco industry not only knew the health risks, they added ingredients to make their products more addictive. The current state of nutrition information is just as convoluted - and the food industry is just as interested in keeping you confused and addicted to its products. Dr. Campbell (writing with his son, Thomas) is the morally courageous voice in this field and he speaks the truth about what he has found, above the clamor of the objecting voices in "the establishment".
The book is organized into four parts. The first part follows the compelling life story / research career of Dr. Campbell. Campbell grew up on a dairy farm in Virginia and began his professional life trying to discover more efficient ways of raising cattle to deliver protein to our diets. Through an accidental series of discoveries, he became interested in the relationship between high levels of protein consumption and cancer development. He ended up with astonishing research that showed high levels of protein consumption to be a more potent promoter of cancer than high level exposures to Aflotoxin. This startling evidence led him to organize "The China Study" (namesake for the book) - a uniquely comprehensive study of the relationship between diet and disease in 65 counties of rural China. The study examined approximately 6,500 adults and looked at blood samples, urine samples, and food intake records (researchers went into homes to observe and collect this data), to document over 367 variables related to health status and diet. This data was systematically compared with disease rates for 48 different diseases.
The second part of the book is a survey of professional scientific research from around the world, regarding the relationship between diet and a whole host of diseases. Campbell focuses on a class of diseases - referred to as "diseases of affluence" - that are experienced at higher rates in developed countries than in developing countries. This part of the book meticulously documents the relationship between various diets and the following diseases: heart disease, obesity, diabetes, common cancers (breast, prostate, large bowel), auto-immune diseases (including type I diabetes, MS), osteoporosis, kidney stones, macular degeneration, dementia and Alzheimer's. This survey reveals that across this broad range of diseases, there is one diet that consistently prevents these diseases, and one diet that consistently promotes these diseases.
The third part of the book is a brief nutritional guide. It discusses eight principles of food and health, and gives advice on how to eat. In essence, these eight principles present Campbell's theory of nutrition - what is important to health and what is not. Principle six, for example, says "the same nutrition that prevents disease in its early stages (before diagnosis) can also halt or reverse disease in its later stages (after diagnosis)." The principles create a well-founded summary derived from the evidence presented earlier in the book.
The fourth and final part of the book answers the question "so why haven't I heard all this before?" Campbell sits in a unique position to answer this question. He has been involved in the relationship between nutritional scientific research and public health information at all levels. As a university researcher, he built a career on publicly funded grant research, he sat on the approval boards for similar grant programs, and he experienced the politics involved. As a well-respected expert in his field, he was called to testify before Congress on food safety, he sat on the panel that developed nutrition information labeling for packaged foods, and he has been on the National Academy of Science's expert panel on Diet, Nutrition and Cancer. As a dedicated scientist, he helped found the American Institute for Cancer Research, and he is familiar with the policy and funding priorities of this and other cancer research groups. From this unique position, Campbell reveals a public health information system that is biased. Although he is deliberate to state that he does not see a back room conspiracy here, he is conclusive in arguing that our system is corrupted and unreliable.
The fourth section, combined with the strength of the scientific evidence presented in this book, strongly establishes that this book should have an appeal that is MUCH broader than the alternative crowd, the "vegan" crowd, or the "health nut" crowd. This is more than a diet book, more than a book for people who are already suffering from disease and looking for help, and more than a fringe perspective. This is a book that demands attention, demands answers and should be given not only deep thought but also wide publicity. Who will answer for this system of corruption, and how will we get them to do it? Ignoring the information in this book would be as grave as ignoring the first courageous individuals that presented reliable evidence against the tobacco industry. Read this book, share it with someone you love, and call your Congressman to demand action. This book should change lives. Though it sounds an alarm, it also pronounces that we have strong hope - a simple, proven and economically efficient means to prevent and treat a host of diseases and to create long, vibrantly healthy lives.
10 Loaded with scientific studies
This is one of the best books I've read on nutrition and health. It gives the reader the "big picture". Conclusions from a single study can be questioned, but when the "weight of evidence" from hundreds of studies from all over the world point the same direction, it's impressive.
The studies on animal protein and cancer fascinated me. Also, how industry influences government is clearly laid out from an insider's perspective.
In my view, this book is right up there with "Eat to Live" by Joel Fuhrman. If you want to experience good health and well being, read these books!
11 The Vegan Bible
This book is a gift to humanity. I only hope its wisdom shall be heeded by the many, not the few, so that we can begin to heal ourselves and restore the intended balance between Nature, the animals and human beings. It is particularly incumbent upon politicians to embrace the implications of this book so they can act responsibly towards their citizens by advising them what the correct diet to eat is. This book is not just stiff science however. Inbetween the massive revelations, that we've been doing everything totally wrong for past millennia, there is humour. I particularly like the way the authors have managed to refer to George Dubya Bush exclusively in relation to his two-hour colorectal cancer check-up in 2002, perhaps the most distinguishing and telling feature of his presidency. It should only be a matter of time before medical insurance companies catch up with this book and put the final nail in the coffin of the diabolical trinity (the meat, dairy and egg industries). Bring it on I say. Prevention is always better than cure. We are herbivores after all. Viva The Vegan Revolution!
12 Worth the money
I just ordered a book for my sister, I'm halfway through with my copy and have learned so much from this book and I typically read one new book a week. It just makes common sense to me and I grew up in Montana where my dad used to buy a whole cow and have someone butcher it up for us to stick in the freezer. Now he's had lung cancer (asbetos from work) and he had a stroke 2 summers ago. I hope that this book knocks some sense into the people supporting the high animal protein way of life.
13 Every doctor, teacher and parent needs to read this book!
T. Colin Campbell has made a career of challenging the conventional wisdom around nutrition, and this book is the culmination of his work. His integrity, brilliance, and unflinching courage shine through every page.
The main point of this book is that most nutritional studies that we hear about in the media are poorly constructed because of what the author terms "scientific reductionism." That is, they attempt to pin down the effects of a single nutrient in isolation from all other aspects of diet and lifestyle.
While this is the "gold standard" for clinical trials in the pharmaceutical world, it just doesn't work when it comes to nutrition. Given that the Western diet is extremely high fat and high protein compared to most of the rest of the world, studies that examine slight variations in this diet (i.e., adding a few grams of fiber or substituting skim milk for full fat milk) are like comparing the mortality rates of people who smoke five packs of cigarettes a day vs. people who smoke only 97 cigarettes a day.
Campbell's research, which he describes in a very accessible and engaging fashion, has two tremendous advantages over the typical nutritional study. First, there is the China Study itself - a massive series of snapshots of the relationship between diet and disease in over 100 villages all over China. The rates of disease differ greatly from region to region, and Campbell and his research partners (including some of the most distinguished scholars and epidemiologists in the world) carefully correlated these differences with the varying diets of the communities.
It's not lazy "survey research" either - the researchers don't rely on their subjects' memory to determine what they ate and drank. The researchers also observed shopping patterns and took blood samples to cross-validate all the data.
The second amazing part of Campbell's research method is his refusal to accept any finding without taking it back to his lab and finding out how exactly it works. In other words, we discover in The China Study not only in what way, but precisely how, the foods we eat can either promote or compromise our health.
The book is part intellectual biography / hero's journey (although Campbell is always wonderfully humble - there's no trace of self-congratulation, just a deep gratitude for what he has experienced), part nutrition guide (the most honest and unflinching one you'll ever read), and part expose. The final section leaves no sacred cow standing, and names names! From the food industry, to the government, to academia, Campbell calmly reports on a coverup of nutritional truth so widespread and insidious that all citizens should be enraged.
I have a PhD in health education and a Masters in Public Health - and I can honestly say that no book has shaken my worldview like this one. Anyone interested in health - their own, or that of their family, friends, or community - must read this book and share it. Campbell has started a revolution. Skip this work at your own peril.
14 This is an excellent book
If you want to know the truth about the foods we eat everyday and how they affect our health, read this book. There IS something we can do about cancer, heart disease as well as many other diseases and it is as simple as the foods we eat.
This is a book that will change your life.
15 Do you want to look better, feel better and perform better?
Read The China Study!
Startling implications for diet, weight loss and long term health is an understatement... finally, scientifically valid guidance on how much protein we need, where we should get it and why... and that's the tip of iceberg.
The impact of the books findings is enormous! That this is the most comprehensive study of nutrition ever conducted will become evident in the introduction. You will not be able to put this book down.
You won't be cluttered with commercially biased "studies that show..." in The China Study, as this is the epitome of great work and uncompromised integrity.
China presented the 'Perfect Storm' to further discover and validate the core principles of nutrition that will last you a lifetime, and help you side step with ease, all the jargon that can keep your mind busy but your body overweight and unhealthy.
I have followed Mr Campbells work for many years and I believe wholeheartedly that it is amongst, if not THE finest work in nutrition ever. Substantiated first hand, at the highest levels... comprehensive, yet simple and profound.
T Colin Campbell's work is a treasure that will be read centuries over and I challenge you to fine a more conscientious warrior for the truth than T Colin Campbell.
This book is that good.
John Allen, MyTrainer.com
16 The Praise for Book is Amazing
The China Study describes a monumental survey of diet and death rates from cancer in more than 2,400 Chinese counties and the equally monumental efforts to explore its significance and implications for nutrition and health. Dr. Campbell and his son, Thomas, have written a lively, provocative and important book that deserves widespread attention.
Frank Rhodes, Ph.D., President (1978-1995) Emeritus, Cornell University
Colin Campbell's The China Study is an important book, and a highly readable one. With his son, Tom, Colin studies the relationship between diet and disease, and his conclusions are startling. The China Study is a story that needs to be heard.
Robert C. Richardson, Ph.D., Nobel Prize Winner,
Professor of Physics and Vice Provost of Research,
Cornell University
The China Study is the account of a ground-breaking research study that provides the answers long sought by physicians, scientists, and health-conscious readers. Based on painstaking investigations over many years, it unearths surprising answers to the most important nutritional questions of our time: What really causes cancer? How can we extend our lives? What will turn around the obesity epidemic? The China Study quickly and easily dispenses with fad diets, relying on solid and convincing evidence. Clearly and beautifully written by one of the world's most respected nutrition authorities, The China Study represents a major turning point in our understanding of health.
Neal Barnard, M.D., President, Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine
Everyone in the field of nutrition science stands on the shoulders of T. Colin Campbell, who is one of the giants in the field. This is one of the most important books about nutrition ever written -- reading it may save your life.
Dean Ornish, M.D.
Founder & President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
Author, Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease and Love & Survival
The China Study is the most convincing evidence yet on preventing heart disease, cancer and other Western diseases by dietary means. It is the book of choice both for economically developed countries and for countries undergoing rapid economical transition and lifestyle change.
Junshi Chen, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Research
Professor, Institute of Nutrition and Food Safety, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
All concerned with the obesity epidemic, their own health, and the staggering environmental and social impacts of the Western diet will find wise and practical solutions in Dr. Campbell's The China Study.
Robert Goodland, Lead Advisor on the Environment, The World Bank Group (1978-2001)
Dr. Campbell's book, The China Study is a moving and insightful history of the struggle, still ongoing, to understand and explain the vital connection between our health and what we eat. Dr. Campbell knows this subject from the inside: he has pioneered the investigation of the diet-cancer link since the days of the seminal "China Study," the 1982 NAS report, "Diet, Nutrition, and Cancer," and American Institute for Cancer Research's expert panel report, "Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective."
Consequently, he is able to illuminate every aspect of this question. Today, AICR advocates a predominantly plant-based diet for lower cancer risk because of the great work Dr. Campbell and just a few other visionaries began 25 years ago.
Marilyn Gentry, President, American Institute for Cancer Research
The China Study is a well-documented analysis of the fallacies of the modern diet, lifestyle, and medicine and the quick fix approach that often fails. The lessons from China provide compelling rationale for a plant-based diet to promote health and reduce the risk of the diseases of affluence.
Sushma Palmer, Ph.D., Former Executive Director, Food and Nutrition Board, U.S. National Academy of Sciences
The China Study is extraordinarily helpful, superbly written, and profoundly important. Dr. Campbell's work is revolutionary in its implications and spectacular in its clarity. I learned an immense amount from this brave and wise book.
If you want to eat bacon and eggs for breakfast and then take cholesterol lowering medication, that's your right. But if you want to truly take charge of your health, read The China Study and do it soon! If you heed the counsel of this outstanding guide, your body will thank you every day for the rest of your life.
John Robbins, Author of the best-selling books,
Diet for a New America and The Food Revolution
The China Study is a rare treat. Finally, a world-renowned nutritional scholar has explained the truth about diet and health in a way that everyone can easily understand--a startling truth that everyone needs to know. In this superb volume, Dr. Campbell has distilled, with his son Tom, for us the wisdom of his brilliant career. If you feel any confusion about how to find the healthiest path for yourself and your family, you will find precious answers in The China Study. Don't miss it!
Douglas J. Lisle, Ph.D. & Alan Goldhamer, D.C., Authors of The Pleasure Trap
So many diet and health books contain conflicting advice, but most have one thing in common-an agenda to sell something. Dr. Campbell's only agenda is truth. As a distinguished professor at Cornell University, Dr. Campbell is the Einstein of nutrition. The China Study is based on hardcore scientific research, not the rank speculation of a Zone, Atkins, SugarBusters or any other current fad. Dr. Campbell lays out his lifetime of research in an accessible, entertaining way. Read this book and you will know why.
Jeff Nelson, President, VegSource.com (most visited food website in the world)
The China Study gives critical, life-saving nutritional information for every health-seeker in America. But, it is much more; Dr. Campbell's expos of the research and medical establishment makes this book a fascinating read and one that could change the future for all of us. Every health care provider and researcher in the world must read it.
Joel Fuhrman, M.D., Author of the bestselling book,
Eat To Live
17 A brilliant book that will save lives
The China Study is a must-read breakthrough book for anyone interested in issues concerning scientific integrity and the fields of health and nutrition. Through this brilliantly written and highly readable book, Professor T. Colin Campbell and son Tom tell both a personal and global story that make it clear what the political forces have been to undermine the fields of nutrition and health and confuse the public. This book is so well researched and compelling, it will have a profound influence on the way many people think about truth in science and nutrition, as well as the way they eat. This book will improve health and save lives.
