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Referred to as the "Grand Prix of epidemiology" by "The New York Times," this study examines more than 350 variables of health and nutrition with surveys from 6,500 adults in more than 2,500 counties across China and Taiwan, and conclusively demonstrates the link between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. While revealing that proper nutrition can have a dramatic effect on reducing and reversing these ailments as well as curbing obesity, this text calls into question the practices of many of the current dietary programs, such as the Atkins diet, that are widely popular in the West. The politics of nutrition and the impact of special interest groups in the creation and dissemination of public information are also discussed.
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This is a modest but a supremely life changing book: the authors set out their lengthy academic research results with a startling set of conclusions that I'd consider is essential reading for anyone. What they've found goes against much of what is considered the sacred cows of modern dietary science, albeit held up and promoted by vested interests. If you want to live a healthier, longer life read this one. You won't be sorry.
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"...findings from the most comprehensive large study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease are challenging much of American dietary dogma." - The New York Times"
| The China study | |
| Problems we face, solutions we need | p. 11 |
| A house of proteins | p. 27 |
| Turning off cancer | p. 43 |
| Lessons from China | p. 69 |
| Diseases of affluence | |
| Broken hearts | p. 111 |
| Obesity | p. 135 |
| Diabetes | p. 145 |
| Common cancers : breast, prostate, large bowel (colon and rectal) | p. 157 |
| Autoimmune diseases | p. 183 |
| Wide-ranging effects : bone, kidney, eye and brain diseases | p. 203 |
| The good nutrition guide | |
| Eating right : eight principles of food and health | p. 225 |
| How to eat | p. 241 |
| Science - the dark side | p. 251 |
| Scientific reductionism | p. 269 |
| The "science" of industry | p. 289 |
| Government : is it for the people? | p. 305 |
| Big medicine : whose health are they protecting? | p. 321 |
| Repeating histories | p. 343 |
| Q & A : protein effect in experimental rat studies | p. 351 |
| Experimental design of the China study | p. 353 |
| The "vitamin" D connection | p. 361 |
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ISBN: 9781932100662
ISBN-10: 1932100660
Audience:
General
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 444
Published: September 2006
Dimensions (cm): 22.8 x 15.4
x 2.7
Weight (kg): 0.576
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