THE
CHINA STUDY
To read a detailed book about the relationship between diet and disease
I recommend highly the book
The
China Study by T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., professor of nutritional
science at Cornell University. Dr. Campbell has been one of the great
spokespersons for a plant-based diet and is best known for his landmark
scientific study, the China- Oxford-Cornell Study. Campbell has linked
heart disease and cancer to diet and his work is well respected and
accepted throughout the world.
CONVINCING EVIDENCE FROM "THE CHINA STUDY"
That study is the most comprehensive investigation of diet and disease in world history. Campbell was once a meat-eater, but the scientific evidence gathered from his work was convincing enough for him to adopt a plant-based diet. On May 8, 1990, Jane Brody of the New York Times wrote: "Campbell's China study is the grand prix of all epidemiological studies." It is interesting to note that Jane Brody is no advocate of a vegetarian lifestyle, yet, she accepts and praises Campbell's science.
DIETARY PROTEIN
The major finding from Campbell's study was that people who eat a typically American animal-based, protein-rich diet have seventeen times the death rate from heart disease as do people who satisfy their protein needs from fruits, vegetables, legumes, and grains. Data from his study indicated that women who derived their protein from meat and dairy products were five times as likely to die of breast cancer than those who ate a plant-based diet.
See 2 meg video of Dr. Campbell.