China Study: Revised and Expanded Edition (eBook)

For more than 40 years, T. Colin Campbell, PhD, has been at the forefront of nutrition research. His legacy, the China Study, is the most comprehensive study of health and nutrition ever conducted. Dr. Campbell is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University. He has received more than 70 grant years of peer-reviewed research funding and authored more than 300 research papers. The China Study was the culmination of a 20-year partnership of Cornell University, Oxford University and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine.A 1999 graduate of Cornell University and recipient of a medical degree in 2010, Thomas M. Campbell II, MD, is a writer, actor and five-time marathon runner.

PrefaceForewordIntroductionPart I: The China Study1. Problems We Face, Solutions We Need2. A House of Proteins3. Turning Off Cancer4. Lessons from ChinaPart II: Diseases of Affluence5. Broken Hearts6. Obesity7. Diabetes8. Common Cancers: Breast, Prostate, Large Bowel (Colon and Rectal)9. Autoimmune Diseases10. Wide-Ranging Effects: Bone, Kidney, Eye and Brain DiseasesPart III: The Good Nutrition Guide11. Eating Right: Eight Principles of Food and Health12. How to EatPart IV: Why Haven’t You Heard This Before?13. ScienceThe Dark Side14. Scientific Reductionism15. The Science” of Industry16. Government: Is It for the People?17. Big Medicine: Whose Health Are They Protecting?18. Academia19. Repeating HistoriesAppendix A. Q&A: Protein Effect in Experimental Rat StudiesAppendix B. Experimental Design of the China StudyAppendix C. The Vitamin” D ConnectionReferences