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 enlarge | Authors: T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell Ii
Creators: John Robbins, Howard Lyman
Publisher: Benbella Books
Category: Book
List Price: $16.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  471 reviews
Sales Rank: 567
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st BenBella Books Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 417
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1932100660
Dewey Decimal Number: 613.2
EAN: 9781932100662
ASIN: 1932100660
Publication Date: June 1, 2006
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 Breakthrough study on diet and nutrition November 19, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book can and will literally change your life and improve the quality of your existence. I found the subject matter and conclusions very compelling. I recommend this book not just to those interested in their health but also to those interested in improving their families' health.
Truth in a book November 10, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Everyone should read this book, and watch the documentary film Earthlings, so they can make a better decision on how they want to live.
Most Comprehensive Nutrition Study Ever November 8, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is critical for anyone studying nutrition. Why China? Because of "such a massive variation in cancer rates among different counties when genetic backgrounds were similar from place to place" (p. 71). Quite simply, it leaves no doubt that genetics aren't involved, but rather environment.
Though I have read hundreds of books on nutrition, I was blown away by the research herein. I had already known dairy was bad, but Campbell's research makes it practically the major culprit for cancer! Apparently the casein, the main protein in cow's milk, "interacts with carcinogens, the way DNA reacts with carcinogens and the way cancerous cells grow" (p. 65) and actually "allows more carcinogens into cells" (p. 348). Milk does a tumor good! Although I still occasionally indulge in raw goat's cheese, I am much more conscious of this fact after reading his book.
While other researchers have implicated carbohydrates in cancer (especially high glycemic ones), Dr. Campbell devotes an entire chapter to blaming a diet too high in protein. He found that a diet 5% in protein could reverse cancer, and implicated a diet high in animal proteins as being especially carcinogenic. He recommends getting no more than 10% of your calories in protein, which is low by USA standards.
A vegetarian diet was found to be superior in forming muscle over the long run ("slow and steady wins the race") as well as in allowing people to consume many more calories than omnivores, without getting fat.
Campbell also takes on big pharma and the food industries, leaving no doubt that their recommendations to us are purely for their profit.
My editor e-mailed Dr. Campbell to inquire as to whether any of the animal proteins eaten in the study were raw. Apparently not, he replied. It might have made a difference in the meat (since cooked meat forms carcinogenic heterocyclic amines if heated enough), but honestly: even raw dairy contains casein!
Shocking Truths Disclosed! November 3, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
Excellent book! This book will challenge modern day thinking on food and pharmaceuticals. Campbell is an educated researcher who astonishingly comes to the realization that modern concepts of a healthy diet are actually not based on fact and research. Our love affair with meat and dairy have some significant implications for our overall health. Well written, well researched. It is worth having in your personal library.
Enlightening October 30, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
I am so thankful that this book fell into my hands. As someone who loves learning about nutrition, I realize now that I have been assuming that the information we receive from the media is true and in our best interests. I find that when I try to talk to people about Dr. Campbell's alternative view to nutrition, they become highly defensive, even angry. We don't want to hear that what we have been taught for so long could possibly be wrong! Here in northern Europe, where we consume lots of dairy and meat products, we are increasingly suffering from cancers and heart disease. Many consider the Scandinavians to be the epitome of health, but I think this can only be credited to our highly active lifestyles.
If you dare to have an open mind to this book and use your own common sense, I think you will gain a fascinating perspective even if you choose not to make the changes recommended.
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