See
	heart	disease
correlation	study	design,	
353
–
59
correlations,	
39
–
40
See	also
	disease	associations
Council	on	Agriculture,	Science	and	Technology	(CAST),	
260
–
61
Crile,	George,	Jr.,	
322
crytoxanthins,	
93
cyclamates,	
44
D
dairy	foods
autoimmune	diseases,	
199
–
201
osteoporosis,	
204
–
5
,	
208
–
10
prostate	cancer,	
3
,	
178
vitamin	D,	
179
–
81
See	also
	animal-based	diet;	casein;	milk
dairy	industry,	
209
–
10
,	
255
–
68
,	
290
–
98
,	
328
See	also
	food	industry
Dairy	Management,	Inc.,	
291
–
98
Dannon	Institute,	
311
,	
328
Dannon	Yogurt,	
312
Danone	Group,	
289
DBMA	(7,	12-dimethybenz(a)anthracen	e),	
65
DDT,	
44
death,	
15
–
16
,	
16
death	rates
breast	cancer,	
275
cancer,	
13
,	
70
–
71
,	
71
in	China,	
70
–
71heart	disease,	
111
–
12
,	
115
–
17
,	
116
large	bowel	cancer,	
169
,	
169
multiple	sclerosis,	
196
in	the	United	States,	
79
,	
111
–
12
Demas,	Antonia,	
317
–
18
dementia,	
218
–
22
Department	of	Agriculture,	
28
diabetes
about,	
14
–
15
,	
145
–
48
alcohol,	
281
among	Japanese,	
150
blood	cholesterol,	
149
–
55
,	
152
,	
154
carbohydrates,	
149
–
55
children,	
187
–
94
costs	of,	
148
diet	and	nutrition,	
3
,	
148
,	
149
–
55
,	
153
,	
349
dietary	fat,	
149
–
55
in	Finland,	
188
,	
191
genetic	predisposition	to,	
188
–
90
immune	system,	
187
large	bowel	cancer,	
174
lifestyle	changes,	
153
–
55
milk,	
187
–
94
,	
190
rates	of,	
145
,	
148
risk	factors,	
189
scientific	controversy,	
192
–
94
scientific	studies,	
149
–
53
,	
188
–
97
Seventh-day	Adventists,	
149
–
50
in	the	United	States,	
15
,	
189
viruses,	
190
weight,	
149
See	also
	autoimmune	diseases;	diseases	of	affluence
diet. See
	nutrition;	specific	diets
Diet,	Nutrition	and	Cancer
	(NAS	report),	
83
–
84
,	
255
,	
260
–
61
,	
269
dietary	changes,	
xvi
,	
3
,	
164
–
65
,	
181
–
82
,	
226
,	
242
–
48
,	
346
dietary	cholesterol,	
77
–
81
,	
221
,	
282
–
83
dietary	fat,	
66
,	
78
animal-based	diet,	
83
,	
86
animal-based	protein,	
276
–
78
,	
278
breast	cancer,	
83
–
89
,	
84
–
86
,	
271
–
75
,	
275cancer,	
84
,	
271
confusion	about,	
81
–
82
diabetes,	
149
–
55
in	foods,	
83
government	dietary	recommendations,	
83
–
84
,	
306
–
8
hormones	(reproductive),	
88
nutrition,	
81
–
82
plant-based	diet,	
83
dietary	fiber. See
	fiber
Dietary	Guidelines	Committee,	
312
dietary	intake,	
74
dimethybenz(a)anthracene	(DBMA),	
65
dioxins,	
4
–
5
,	
165
–
66
disclosure,	need	for,	
312
–
13
disease
constitutional	nature	of,	
343
–
44
prevention	through	nutrition,	
23
,	
109
–
10
,	
182
,	
236
–
37
,	
260
,	
316
,	
343
–
46
disease	associations,	
76
,	
80
,	
279
,	
353
–
59
,	
368
diseases	of	affluence,	
76
,	
76
–
77
,	
109
–
10
,	
191
,	
278
–
79
,	
347
See	also
	specific	diseases
diseases	of	poverty,	
76
,	
76
–
77
,	
103
DNA,	
51
–
53
,	
65
,	
165
–
66
Doll,	Sir	Richard,	
85
drug	industry. See
	pharmaceutical	industry
drug	reactions,	adverse,	
16
,	
335
Dunaif,	George,	
54
Duvalier,	Papa	Doc,	
34
E
ecological	study	design,	
353
–
59
egg	industry,	
255
–
68
See	also
	food	industry
Egg	Nutrition	Board,	
328
eggs,	
30
,	
282
–
83
Eli	Lilly	&	Co.,	
289
Engel,	Charlie,	
33
environmental	chemicals,	
2
,	
165
–
66
,	
235
environmental	effects	of	diet,	
239
–
40
,	
347
–
48
enzymes,	
51
–
52
,	
51
–
53eosinophilic	vasculitis,	
199
EPIC	study,	
172
esophageal	cancer,	
94
Esselstyn,	Caldwell	B.,	Jr.,	
79
,	
125
–
27
,	
321
–
27
,	
338
–
41
essential	amino	acids,	
29
–
30
essential	nutrients,	
231
estrogen,	
87
–
88
,	
160
–
61
,	
164
See	also
	hormones	(reproductive);	prolactin
exercise,	
142
–
43
,	
175
eye	diseases,	
217
,	
349
F
false	advertising,	
269
–
70
FAO	(United	Nations	Food	and	Agriculture	Organization),	
32
–
33
,	
309
–
10
fat. See
	body	fat;	dietary	fat
fatigue,	
352
fatty	acids,	
296
Federal	Trade	Commission,	
270
Federation	of	American	Societies	for	Experimental	Biology	and	Medicine,
253
fiber,	
89
–
92
,	
90
,	
170
–
74
fiber	supplements,	
153
Finland,	
188
,	
191
fish,	
281
–
82
fish	protein,	
32
,	
66
Florida	Citrus	Commission,	
303
Florida	Citrus	Processors	Association,	
290
foci,	
54
–
61
,	
55
,	
57
,	
62
folic	acid,	
221
food	additives	or	modification,	
253
,	
300
Food	and	Agriculture	Organization	(FAO),	
32
–
33
,	
309
–
10
Food	and	Nutrition	Board	(of	NAS),	
255
,	
306
–
14
Food	Guide	Pyramid,	
312
,	
313
food	industry
influence	of,	
289
–
90
,	
310
–
13
marketing,	
xv
,	
292
–
95
misuse	of	scientific	information,	
8
,	
303
nutrition	education,	
328
food	labels,	
314Food	Stamp	program,	
312
Food	Studies	Institute,	
318
Foster,	E.	M.,	
290
Framingham	Heart	Study,	
114
–
15
,	
220
–
21
free	radicals,	
92
,	
214
–
17
,	
219
–
20
fruit	industry,	
302
–
3
fruits,	
92
–
93
,	
98
G
garlic,	
252
General	Nutrition,	Inc.,	
269
–
70
genetic	predisposition	to	disease,	
2
,	
233
–
35
breast	cancer,	
158
,	
161
–
62
cancer,	
71
,	
85
,	
88
–
89
diabetes,	
188
–
90
heart	disease,	
116
large	bowel	cancer,	
176
multiple	sclerosis,	
197
–
98
nutrition,	
23
obesity,	
140
See	also
	BRCA	1	and	
2
Gentry,	Marilyn,	
262
geographic	distribution	of	diseases,	
363
,	
363
–
64
Alzheimer’s	disease,	
219
autoimmune	diseases,	
184
,	
199
–
200
cancer,	
70
cognitive	impairment,	
219
kidney	stones,	
212
large	bowel	cancer,	
169
multiple	sclerosis,	
195
osteoporosis,	
204
–
5
Glaucon,	
344
–
45
gluten,	
59
Goethe,	Johann	Wolfgang	von,	
234
government	dietary	recommendations,	
305
–
10
,	
313
confusion,	
281
–
84
dangers	of,	
131
–
33
dietary	fat,	
83
–
84
,	
306
–
8
McGovern	report,	
252
–
53protein,	
58
,	
258
,	
306
–
9
resistance	to	change,	
262
–
63
sugars,	
306
–
8
vitamin	supplements,	
288
Graves’	disease,	
199
H
Haiti,	
34
Harper,	Alf,	
255
–
61
,	
265
Hashimoto	thyroiditis,	
199
HBV	(hepatitis	B	virus),	
62
–
65
,	
64
,	
104
He,	Youping,	
66
,	
301
health	and	nutrition,	
22
–
24
,	
105
–
7
,	
250
,	
305
health	care	industry,	
289
,	
324
–
27
health	care	system,	
15
–
19
,	
16
,	
18
Healthy	Greens,	
269
–
70
Heart	and	Estrogen/Progestin	Replacement	Study	(HERS),	
166
heart	disease,	
15
about,	
112
–
14
alcohol,	
281
among	American	soldiers,	
112
arterial	blood	flow,	
128
blood	cholesterol,	
114
–
15
casein,	
294
death	rates,	
111
–
12
,	
115
–
17
,	
116
diet	and	nutrition,	
3
,	
117
–
19
,	
120
,	
282
,	
348
–
49
Framingham	Heart	Study,	
114
–
15
genetic	predisposition	to,	
116
hormone	replacement	therapy	(HRT),	
167
risk	factors,	
114
,	
189
scientific	studies,	
112
,	
114
–
15
,	
117
–
19
,	
324
survival	rate,	
118
treatments,	
122
in	the	United	States,	
79
,	
111
–
12
,	
123
vitamin	C,	
94
See	also
	diseases	of	affluence
heart	transplants,	
122
Hegsted,	Mark,	
208
,	
262
Heidrich,	Ruth,	
23hemoglobin,	
91
hepatitis	B	virus	(HBV),	
62
–
65
,	
64
,	
104
high-carbohydrate	diet,	
97
–
99
,	
149
–
55
,	
153
high-fat	diet,	
99
–
102
,	
258
high-fiber	diet,	
149
–
55
,	
153
high-protein	diet,	
19
,	
95
–
97
,	
223
breast	cancer,	
65
calorie	consumption,	
99
–
102
fatigue,	
352
government	dietary	recommendations,	
308
–
9
HBV	(hepatitis	B	virus),	
63
–
65
liver	cancer,	
5
tumor	development,	
60
–
61
See	also
	casein
Himsworth,	Harold	P.,	
149
Hippocrates,	
345
Hoffman,	Frederick	L.,	
345
holistic	approach	to	health,	
238
–
40
homocysteine,	
221
Horio,	Fumiyiki,	
57
hormone	replacement	therapy	(HRT),	
166
–
67
hormones	(reproductive)
breast	cancer,	
87
–
88
,	
160
,	
164
,	
167
–
68
diet,	
160
–
61
environmental	chemicals,	
165
–
66
hot	dogs,	
44
–
46
HRT	(hormone	replacement	therapy),	
166
–
67
Hu,	F.B.,	
286
Hu,	Jifan,	
63
I
IGF-1	(Insulin-like	Growth	Factor	1),	
179
,	
367
immune	system,	
184
–
87
diabetes,	
187
See	also
	autoimmune	diseases
INCA-PARINA,	
32
India,	
5
,	
36
–
37
,	
47
insulin. See
	diabetes
Insulin-like	Growth	Factor	1	(IGF-1),	
179International	Life	Sciences	Institute,	
311
International	Sprout	Growers	Association,	
290
Intolerable	Risk:	Pesticides	in	Our	Children’s	Food
	(NRDC	report),	
43
iron,	
90
–
91
J
James,	Phillip,	
309
–
10
Japan,	
150
Johnson	and	Johnson,	
289
Jukes,	Tom,	
256
–
57
,	
260
juvenile-onset	diabetes. See
	diabetes
juvenile	rheumatoid	arthritis,	
199
K
Kassler,	William,	
328
Kennedy,	Eileen,	
318
Keys,	Ancel,	
121
kidney	stones,	
3
,	
211
–
14
,	
213
,	
349
King,	Ken,	
34
Kraft	Foods,	Inc.,	
289
,	
299
L
Laetrile,	
252
large	bowel	cancer,	
91
–
92
calcium,	
174
–
75
death	rates,	
169
,	
169
diabetes,	
174
diet	and	nutrition,	
170
,	
170
–
71
,	
283
–
84
exercise,	
175
fiber,	
170
–
74
genetic	predisposition	to	disease,	
176
geographic	distribution,	
169
scientific	studies,	
170
–
74
in	South	Africa,	
172
–
74
,	
173
Lewis,	Carl,	
23
Li,	Junyao,	
72
lifestyle	changes,	
129
–
30
,	
153
–
55
,	
242
–
48
,	
346
Lifestyle	Heart	Trial	(Lifestyle	Project),	
129
–
30
linoleic	acid,	
296
–
99liver	cancer
aflatoxin	poisoning,	
21
,	
35
–
36
,	
49
blood	cholesterol,	
104
casein,	
63
,	
63
–
65
,	
64
in	China,	
104
HBV	(hepatitis	B	virus),	
62
–
65
,	
63
,	
64
,	
104
nutrition,	
66
protein,	
5
,	
36
–
37
,	
47
local	theory	of	disease,	
343
–
44
low-carbohydrate	diet. See
	high-protein	diet
low-cholesterol	diet,	
117
–
19
low-fat	diet,	
164
–
65
calorie	consumption,	
99
–
102
diabetes,	
149
–
55
foods,	
275
–
76
heart	disease,	
117
–
19
multiple	sclerosis,	
195
scientific	studies,	
129
–
30
low-protein	diet
aflatoxin,	
53
calorie	consumption,	
99
–
102
cancer	development,	
53
HBV	(hepatitis	B	virus),	
63
–
65
tumor	development,	
60
–
61
lung	cancer,	
189
lupus,	
199
lutein,	
217
lycopene,	
93
,	
300
–
302
Lyman,	Howard,	
xiii
–
xiv
,	
27
lysine,	
32
M
Macilwain,	George,	
343
–
44
macronutrients,	
29
macular	degeneration,	
215
–
17
mammary	cancer. See
	breast	cancer
mammography,	
163
marketing	strategies,	
xv
,	
292
–
95
Massachusetts	Institute	of	Technology	(MIT),	
32McCay	Major,	
29
McDonald’s,	
258
,	
274
,	
289
McDougall,	John,	
324
,	
329
–
32
,	
334
–
38
McDougall	Plan,	The
,	
324
McGovern,	George,	
83
,	
252
–
53
Mead	Johnson	Nutritionals,	
312
meat,	
28
See	also
	animal-based	diet;	animal-based	protein
meat	industry,	
255
–
68
,	
290
–
98
See	also
	food	industry
mechanisms	of	action,	
41
,	
199
–
200
medical	care. See
	health	care	system
medical	industry
alternative	medicine,	
252
resistance	to	change,	
267
,	
324
–
27
,	
339
medical	journals,	
333
Medical	Nutrition	Curriculum	Initiative,	
328
medical	schools,	
328
–
35
Medicare,	
313
menarche,	
87
–
88
,	
160
menopause,	
87
–
88
,	
160
,	
160
,	
167
–
68
menstruation,	
87
,	
160
metabolic	rate,	
142
metanalysis,	
41
micronutrients,	
29
milk
autoimmune	diseases,	
186
diabetes,	
187
–
94
,	
190
diet	and	nutrition,	
30
marketing	strategies,	
292
–
95
multiple	sclerosis,	
196
,	
197
See	also
	casein;	dairy	foods;	dairy	industry
minerals,	
29
MIT	(Massachusetts	Institute	of	Technology),	
32
mixed	function	oxidase,	
51
M&M	Mars	Co.,	
310
molds. See
	aflatoxin
molecular	mimicry,	
186
Morrison,	Lester,	
117
–
19
Moses,	Edwin,	
23Mulder,	Gerhard,	
27
Multicenter	Lifestyle	Demonstration	Project,	
130
multiple	sclerosis,	
194
–
98
,	
196
,	
197
,	
337
See	also
	autoimmune	diseases
Multiple	Sclerosis	International	Federation,	
201
myasthenia	gravis,	
199
myelin,	
195
N
N-nitroso-methylurea	(NMU),	
65
Nader,	Ralph,	
46
Nakajima,	Hiroshi,	
348
National	Academy	of	Sciences	(NAS)
Diet,	Nutrition	and	Cancer
	(report),	
83
–
84
,	
255
,	
260
–
61
,	
269
Food	and	Nutrition	Board,	
255
Toward	Healthful	Diets
	(report),	
258
National	Cancer	Institute,	
315
National	Cattlemen’s	Beef	Association,	
299
,	
328
National	Cholesterol	Education	Program,	
131
–
32
National	Dairy	Council,	
264
,	
290
–
91
,	
299
,	
312
,	
328
National	Dairy	Promotion	and	Research	Board,	
290
National	Fluid	Milk	Processor	Promotion	Board,	
290
National	Heart,	Lung	and	Blood	Institute,	
315
National	Institutes	of	Health	(NIH),	
47
–
48
,	
314
–
17
,	
315
National	Multiple	Sclerosis	Society,	
194
National	Research	Council,	
327
National	Watermelon	Promotion	Board,	
291
Natural	Resources	Defense	Council	(NRDC),	
43
Navratilova,	Martina,	
23
nervous	system,	
194
–
95
Nestle,	
312
,	
328
Newberne,	Paul,	
37
NIH	(National	Institutes	of	Health),	
47
–
48
,	
314
–
17
,	
315
nitrites,	
44
nitrosamines,	
45
–
46
NMU	(N-nitroso-methylurea),	
65
Northeast	Dairy	Foods	Research	Center,	
299
NRDE	(Natural	Resources	Defense	Council),	
43
Nurses’	Health	Study,	
272
–
80
,	
284
–
88
,	
316nutrition
autoimmune	diseases,	
237
blood	cholesterol,	
80
–
81
cancer,	
50
,	
60
–
61
,	
181
–
82
,	
260
–
61
,	
271
in	China,	
21
–
22
,	
74
,	
273
–
74
,	
358
confusion,	
xv
,	
1
,	
19
–
20
,	
224
,	
250
,	
281
–
84
cost	benefits,	
24
dietary	fat,	
81
–
82
disease	prevention	and	cure,	
23
,	
109
–
10
,	
182
,	
236
–
37
,	
260
,	
316
,	
343
–
46
education,	
317
–
18
,	
327
–
29
effect	on	health,	
3
,	
7
,	
22
–
24
,	
105
–
7
,	
305
,	
335
environmental	chemicals,	
235
exercise,	
142
–
43
food	interactions,	
226
–
28
genetic	predisposition	to	disease,	
23
government	dietary	recommendations,	
131
–
33
,	
307
government	funding	of	research,	
315
industry	influence,	
311
–
13
liver	cancer,	
66
physician	ignorance	about	nutrition,	
327
–
29
in	schools,	
317
–
18
scientific	or	research	committees,	
253
–
68
tumor	development,	
66
in	the	United	States,	
273
–
74
,	
273
–
78
,	
276
–
77
,	
358
See	also
	diseases	of	affluence;	diseases	of	poverty
Nutrition	in	Medicine,	
328
nutrition	programs
Philippines,	
33
–
35
O
obesity,	
13
–
14
,	
13
–
14
,	
135
–
38
,	
140
O’Connor,	Tom,	
66
,	
270
Olson,	Bob,	
255
–
60
,	
265
omega-3	fatty	acids,	
281
–
82
oranges,	
302
–
3
Ornish,	Dean,	
129
–
33
osteoporosis,	
21
,	
180
–
81
,	
204
–
11
,	
207
,	
209
,	
329
,	
349
ovarian	cancer,	
162P
PAHs	(polycyclic	aromatic	hydrocarbons),	
165
–
66
Palmer,	Sushma,	
262
pancreatic	cancer,	
66
pangamic	acid,	
252
Papua	New	Guinea,	
115
parathyroid	hormone,	
365
Pariza,	Michael,	
290
,	
297
–
98
Parkinson’s	disease,	
199
PCBs,	
165
–
66
peanuts	and	peanut	butter,	
34
–
36
Peto,	Sir	Richard,	
72
,	
85
,	
355
Pfizer,	
289
,	
312
pharmaceutical	industry,	
8
,	
289
,	
316
–
17
,	
332
–
34
Philippines,	
5
,	
21
,	
33
–
35
photosynthesis,	
92
physicians
confusion	of,	
2
,	
334
ignorance	about	nutrition,	
327
–
29
nutrition	education,	
327
–
29
,	
335
pharmaceutical	industry,	
332
–
34
resistance	to	change,	
324
–
27
,	
331
,	
336
,	
339
See	also
	medical	schools
Physician’s	Committee	for	Responsible	Medicine,	
312
plant-based	diet
Alzheimer’s	disease,	
219
–
20
autoimmune	diseases,	
349
blood	cholesterol,	
80
–
81
calorie	consumption,	
141
cancer,	
348
–
49
cataracts,	
217
cognitive	impairment,	
219
–
20
,	
349
colon	cancer,	
283
–
84
comparison	with	animal-based	diet,	
358
diabetes,	
149
–
50
,	
349
dietary	fat,	
83
disease	prevention,	
203
–
4
environmental	benefits,	
239
–
40
eye	diseases,	
349fiber,	
90
–
91
,	
172
health	benefits	of,	
21
,	
73
–
74
,	
348
–
50
heart	disease,	
117
–
19
,	
348
–
49
hormones	(reproductive),	
160
,	
160
–
61
,	
164
–
65
kidney	stones,	
349
large	bowel	cancer,	
170
–
71
macular	degeneration,	
215
–
17
menopause,	
167
metabolic	rate,	
142
nutrition,	
230
,	
230
–
32
osteoporosis,	
349
school	lunch	program,	
318
scientific	studies,	
126
–
27
,	
129
–
30
,	
203
–
4
stroke,	
220
–
21
throughout	history,	
344
–
45
weight	loss,	
138
–
42
what	to	eat,	
141
,	
242
–
48
,	
243
plant-based	protein
blood	cholesterol,	
80
cancer,	
6
,	
59
–
60
in	China,	
274
health	benefits	of,	
30
–
31
heart	disease,	
119
tumor	development,	
66
in	the	United	States,	
274
See	also
	gluten;	soy	protein
plant	food	industry,	
300
–
302
See	also
	food	industry
plaque,	
112
–
14
Plato,	
344
–
45
polycyclic	aromatic	hydrocarbons	(PAHs),	
165
–
66
polyps,	
175
–
76
pooled	analysis,	
284
–
85
poverty,	diseases	of. See
	diseases	of	poverty
Preston,	Rachel,	
53
Pritikin	Center,	
139
,	
152
–
53
progesterone,	
160
prolactin,	
88
prostate	cancer,	
3
,	
177
–
81
,	
300
–
302
,	
367
prostate	specific	antigen	(PSA),	
177protein
about,	
27
–
28
aflatoxin,	
51
–
59
,	
54
amino	acids,	
29
–
30
blood	cholesterol,	
80
body	size,	
102
–
3
cancer	development,	
36
–
37
,	
51
,	
65
carcinogens,	
47
,	
53
enzymes,	
51
–
53
,	
51
–
53
foci	development,	
54
–
59
,	
55
,	
57
,	
60
government	dietary	recommendations,	
58
,	
258
,	
306
–
9
in	India,	
47
liver	cancer,	
5
,	
36
–
37
,	
47
meat,	
28
in	the	Philippines,	
34
quality	of,	
30
–
31
,
102
–
4
scientific	studies,	
351
–
52
See	also
	animal-based	protein;	casein;	gluten;	high-protein	diet;	low-
protein	diet;	plant-based	protein;	soy	protein
protein	gap,	
31
–
33
Protein	Power. See
	high-protein	diet
proteins,	
29
PSA	(prostate	specific	antigen),	
177
puberty. See
	menarche
Public	Nutrition	Information	Committee,	
254
–
68
,	
256
–
59
Purdue	University,	
32
Pyramid	Cafe,	
293
Pyramid	Explorations,	
293
R
recommended	daily	allowance	(RDA). See
	government	dietary
recommendations
rectum,	cancer	of	the. See
	large	bowel	cancer
reductionism,	
271
,	
272
,	
286
–
87
,	
300
research,	theory	and	practice,	
38
,	
193
,	
284
–
88
,	
296
–
98
,	
317
,	
334
,	
353
–
59
retinol,	
216
rheumatoid	arthritis,	juvenile,	
199
rice,	
32
Rice,	John,	
43risk	factors	for	disease,	
114
,	
160
,	
160
–
61
,	
189
Robbins,	John,	
xv
–
xvi
,	
239
–
40
Roberts,	Bill,	
79
Robertson,	W.	G.,	
212
Roche,	
312
Rubner,	Max,	
28
S
saccharin,	
44
,	
253
sanitation. See
	diseases	of	poverty
School	Lunch	and	Breakfast	programs,	
312
–
13
,
317
–
18
schools,	
292
–
95
,	
317
–
18
Schulsinger,	David,	
59
scientific	community’s	resistance	to	change,	
120
–
21
,	
260
,	
265
–
66
,	
287
scientific	controversy,	
192
–
94
,	
208
–
10
scientific	or	research	committees,	
253
–
68
scientific	studies
alternative	medicine,	
334
Alzheimer’s	disease,	
221
animal	experimentation,	
351
–
52
breast	cancer,	
21
,	
167
–
68
,	
272
–
85
cancer,	
53
–
67
,	
84
,	
181
–
82
,	
260
–
61
,	
351
–
52
causes	of	disease,	
334
in	China,	
21
–
22
CLA,	
296
–
98
cognitive	impairment,	
219
–
20
diabetes,	
149
–
53
,	
188
–
97
diet	and	nutrition,	
53
–
67
,	
84
,	
126
–
30
,	
181
–
82
,	
203
–
4
,	
253
–
68
,	
260
–
61
food	industry,	
296
–
98
,	
299
funding,	
291
,	
315
heart	disease,	
112
,	
114
–
15
,	
117
–
19
,	
324
in	India,	
47
industry	attention,	funding	or	influence,	
255
–
68
,	
291
,	
332
–
34
kidney	stones,	
212
–
14
large	bowel	cancer,	
170
–
74
lycopene,	
300
–
302
macular	degeneration,	
215
–
17
metanalysis,	
41
multiple	sclerosis,	
195Nurses’	Health	Study,	
272
–
80
osteoporosis,	
205
–
10
pharmaceutical	industry,	
332
–
34
in	the	Philippines,	
21
,	
33
–
35
prostate	cancer,	
300
–
302
protein,	
351
–
52
stroke,	
220
–
21
vitamin	supplements,	
229
women’s	health,	
272
–
80
See	also
	China	Study,	The
Scott,	Dave,	
23
selenium,	
280
Seneca,	
345
–
46
Seventh-day	Adventists,	
149
–
50
,	
335
simple	carbohydrates,	
98
–
99
60	Minutes
	(television	program),	
43
smoking,	
122
,	
256
Socrates,	
344
–
45
sodium	nitrite,	
44
–
46
South	Africa,	
172
–
74
,	
173
South	Beach	Diet. See
	high-protein	diet
soy	protein,	
60
spinach,	
227
Stampfer,	Meir,	
281
Starfield,	Barbara,	
15
statistical	significance,	
40
,	
77
statistics
autoimmune	diseases,	
183
diabetes,	
15
health	in	the	United	States,	
3
,	
346
–
47
obesity,	
13
–
14
,	
13
–
14
,	
135
–
38
Steinem,	Gloria,	
88
Stillings,	Bruce,	
33
stomach	cancer,	
94
stroke,	
94
,	
218
,	
220
–
21
,	
282
Sugar	Association,	
310
sugar	industry,	
309
–
10
See	also
	food	industry
sugars,	
98
–
99
,	
306
–
10
sunshine,	
180
,	
199
–
200
,	
231
–
32
,	
363
–
65Swank,	Roy,	
195
–
96
,	
337
T
T-cells,	
185
,	
200
Taco	Bell,	
312
tamoxifen,	
163
–
64
thermogenesis,	
142
,	
352
Thompson,	Tommy,	
310
Tove,	Sam,	
265
Toward	Healthful	Diets
	(NAS	report),	
258
toxic	food	environment,	
xv
transgenic	mice,	
62
–
64
tumor	development,	
60
–
61
,	
61
,	
66
–
67
Turner,	James	S.,	
255
Type	1	and	2	diabetes. See
	diabetes
U
United	Egg	Producers,	
290
United	Nations	Food	and	Agriculture	Organization,	
32
–
33
,	
309
–
10
United	States
breast	cancer	in,	
71
,	
79
calorie	consumption,	
99
–
102
death	rates,	
79
,	
111
–
12
diabetes	in,	
15
,	
189
diet	and	nutrition,	
15
,	
74
,	
273
–
74
,	
273
–
78
,	
276
–
77
,	
358
health	statistics,	
3
,	
346
–
47
heart	disease	in,	
79
,	
111
–
12
,	
123
United	States	Department	of	Agriculture	(USDA),	
28
United	States	National	Institutes	of	Health	(NIH),	
47
–
48
,	
314
–
17
,	
315
United	States	Preventive	Services	Task	Force,	
288
United	States	Senate	Select	Committee	on	Nutrition,	
83
urinary	calcium,	
205
–
6
,	
206
,	
214
USDA	(United	States	Department	of	Agriculture),	
28
V
vascular	dementia,	
218
vegetables,	
92
–
93
,	
98
–
99
vegetarianism	or	veganism. See
	plant-based	diet
Virginia	Tech,	
33viruses,	
190
,	
197
–
99
vitamin	supplements,	
2
,	
94
–
95
,	
216
,	
228
–
29
,	
242
,	
269
–
70
,	
288
vitamins,	
29
,	
93
,	
269
vitamin	A,	
231
vitamin	B
12
,	
232
vitamin	C,	
93
–
94
,	
302
–
3
vitamin	D,	
179
–
81
,	
200
–
201
,	
208
,	
231
,	
361
–
68
,	
363
Voit,	Carl,	
28
W
Webb,	Ryland,	
34
weight	(gain	or	loss),	
102
–
4
,	
138
–
43
Wendy’s,	
289
Western	diseases. See
	diseases	of	affluence
whole	foods,	
2
,	
98
,	
106
,	
141
,	
228
–
29
,	
262
,	
270
–
71
,	
302
See	also
	plant-based	diet
WIC	(Women,	Infants	and	Children	Supplemental	Feeding	program),	
312
,
313
Willett,	Walter,	
271
–
75
,	
284
,	
286
Women,	Infants	and	Children	Supplemental	Feeding	Program	(WIC),	
312
,
313
Women’s	Health	Initiative	(WHI),	
166
,	
316
Women’s	Health	Trial,	
277
–
78
World	Health	Organization,	
309
–
10
World	Sugar	Research	Organization,	
310
Wyeth-Ayerst	Laboratories,	
328
Y
Youngman,	Linda,	
56
Z
zinc,	
252About	the	Authors
For	more	than	forty	years,	
DR.	T.	COLIN	CAMPBELL
	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
Jacob	Gould	Schurman	Professor	Emeritus	of	Nutritional	Biochemisty	at
Cornell	University. He	has	received	more	than	seventy	grant-years	of	peer-
reviewed	research	funding	and	authored	more	than	300	research	papers. The
China	Study	was	the	culmination	of	a	twenty-year	partnership	of	Cornell
University,	Oxford	University	and	the	Chinese	Academy	of	Preventive
Medicine. A	1999	graduate	of	Cornell	University,	
THOMAS	CAMPBELL
	is	currently
pursuing	a	career	in	medicine. In	addition,	he	is	a	writer,	actor	and	three-time
marathon	runner. Born	and	raised	in	Ithaca,	NY,	he	has	appeared	on	stage	in
London,	Chicago	and	most	of	the	states	east	of	the	Mississippi	River. Mr.
Campbell	enjoys	playing	soccer,	skiing	and	hiking.
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        See
	heart	disease
correlation	study	design,	
353
–
59
correlations,	
39
–
40
See	also
	disease	associations
Council	on	Agriculture,	Science	and	Technology	(CAST),	
260
–
61
Crile,	George,	Jr. ,	
322
crytoxanthins,	
93
cyclamates,	
44
D
dairy	foods
autoimmune	diseases,	
199
–
201
osteoporosis,	
204
–
5
,	
208
–
10
prostate	cancer,	
3
,	
178
vitamin	D,	
179
–
81
See	also
	animal-based	diet;	casein;	milk
dairy	industry,	
209
–
10
,	
255
–
68
,	
290
–
98
,	
328
See	also
	food	industry
Dairy	Management,	Inc. ,	
291
–
98
Dannon	Institute,	
311
,	
328
Dannon	Yogurt,	
312
Danone	Group,	
289
DBMA	(7,	12-dimethybenz(a)anthracen	e),	
65
DDT,	
44
death,	
15
–
16
,	
16
death	rates
breast	cancer,	
275
cancer,	
13
,	
70
–
71
,	
71
in	China,	
70
–
71heart	disease,	
111
–
12
,	
115
–
17
,	
116
large	bowel	cancer,	
169
,	
169
multiple	sclerosis,	
196
in	the	United	States,	
79
,	
111
–
12
Demas,	Antonia,	
317
–
18
dementia,	
218
–
22
Department	of	Agriculture,	
28
diabetes
about,	
14
–
15
,	
145
–
48
alcohol,	
281
among	Japanese,	
150
blood	cholesterol,	
149
–
55
,	
152
,	
154
carbohydrates,	
149
–
55
children,	
187
–
94
costs	of,	
148
diet	and	nutrition,	
3
,	
148
,	
149
–
55
,	
153
,	
349
dietary	fat,	
149
–
55
in	Finland,	
188
,	
191
genetic	predisposition	to,	
188
–
90
immune	system,	
187
large	bowel	cancer,	
174
lifestyle	changes,	
153
–
55
milk,	
187
–
94
,	
190
rates	of,	
145
,	
148
risk	factors,	
189
scientific	controversy,	
192
–
94
scientific	studies,	
149
–
53
,	
188
–
97
Seventh-day	Adventists,	
149
–
50
in	the	United	States,	
15
,	
189
viruses,	
190
weight,	
149
See	also
	autoimmune	diseases;	diseases	of	affluence
diet. See
	nutrition;	specific	diets
Diet,	Nutrition	and	Cancer
	(NAS	report),	
83
–
84
,	
255
,	
260
–
61
,	
269
dietary	changes,	
xvi
,	
3
,	
164
–
65
,	
181
–
82
,	
226
,	
242
–
48
,	
346
dietary	cholesterol,	
77
–
81
,	
221
,	
282
–
83
dietary	fat,	
66
,	
78
animal-based	diet,	
83
,	
86
animal-based	protein,	
276
–
78
,	
278
breast	cancer,	
83
–
89
,	
84
–
86
,	
271
–
75
,	
275cancer,	
84
,	
271
confusion	about,	
81
–
82
diabetes,	
149
–
55
in	foods,	
83
government	dietary	recommendations,	
83
–
84
,	
306
–
8
hormones	(reproductive),	
88
nutrition,	
81
–
82
plant-based	diet,	
83
dietary	fiber. See
	fiber
Dietary	Guidelines	Committee,	
312
dietary	intake,	
74
dimethybenz(a)anthracene	(DBMA),	
65
dioxins,	
4
–
5
,	
165
–
66
disclosure,	need	for,	
312
–
13
disease
constitutional	nature	of,	
343
–
44
prevention	through	nutrition,	
23
,	
109
–
10
,	
182
,	
236
–
37
,	
260
,	
316
,	
343
–
46
disease	associations,	
76
,	
80
,	
279
,	
353
–
59
,	
368
diseases	of	affluence,	
76
,	
76
–
77
,	
109
–
10
,	
191
,	
278
–
79
,	
347
See	also
	specific	diseases
diseases	of	poverty,	
76
,	
76
–
77
,	
103
DNA,	
51
–
53
,	
65
,	
165
–
66
Doll,	Sir	Richard,	
85
drug	industry. See
	pharmaceutical	industry
drug	reactions,	adverse,	
16
,	
335
Dunaif,	George,	
54
Duvalier,	Papa	Doc,	
34
E
ecological	study	design,	
353
–
59
egg	industry,	
255
–
68
See	also
	food	industry
Egg	Nutrition	Board,	
328
eggs,	
30
,	
282
–
83
Eli	Lilly	&	Co. ,	
289
Engel,	Charlie,	
33
environmental	chemicals,	
2
,	
165
–
66
,	
235
environmental	effects	of	diet,	
239
–
40
,	
347
–
48
enzymes,	
51
–
52
,	
51
–
53eosinophilic	vasculitis,	
199
EPIC	study,	
172
esophageal	cancer,	
94
Esselstyn,	Caldwell	B. ,	Jr. ,	
79
,	
125
–
27
,	
321
–
27
,	
338
–
41
essential	amino	acids,	
29
–
30
essential	nutrients,	
231
estrogen,	
87
–
88
,	
160
–
61
,	
164
See	also
	hormones	(reproductive);	prolactin
exercise,	
142
–
43
,	
175
eye	diseases,	
217
,	
349
F
false	advertising,	
269
–
70
FAO	(United	Nations	Food	and	Agriculture	Organization),	
32
–
33
,	
309
–
10
fat. See
	body	fat;	dietary	fat
fatigue,	
352
fatty	acids,	
296
Federal	Trade	Commission,	
270
Federation	of	American	Societies	for	Experimental	Biology	and	Medicine,
253
fiber,	
89
–
92
,	
90
,	
170
–
74
fiber	supplements,	
153
Finland,	
188
,	
191
fish,	
281
–
82
fish	protein,	
32
,	
66
Florida	Citrus	Commission,	
303
Florida	Citrus	Processors	Association,	
290
foci,	
54
–
61
,	
55
,	
57
,	
62
folic	acid,	
221
food	additives	or	modification,	
253
,	
300
Food	and	Agriculture	Organization	(FAO),	
32
–
33
,	
309
–
10
Food	and	Nutrition	Board	(of	NAS),	
255
,	
306
–
14
Food	Guide	Pyramid,	
312
,	
313
food	industry
influence	of,	
289
–
90
,	
310
–
13
marketing,	
xv
,	
292
–
95
misuse	of	scientific	information,	
8
,	
303
nutrition	education,	
328
food	labels,	
314Food	Stamp	program,	
312
Food	Studies	Institute,	
318
Foster,	E. M. ,	
290
Framingham	Heart	Study,	
114
–
15
,	
220
–
21
free	radicals,	
92
,	
214
–
17
,	
219
–
20
fruit	industry,	
302
–
3
fruits,	
92
–
93
,	
98
G
garlic,	
252
General	Nutrition,	Inc. ,	
269
–
70
genetic	predisposition	to	disease,	
2
,	
233
–
35
breast	cancer,	
158
,	
161
–
62
cancer,	
71
,	
85
,	
88
–
89
diabetes,	
188
–
90
heart	disease,	
116
large	bowel	cancer,	
176
multiple	sclerosis,	
197
–
98
nutrition,	
23
obesity,	
140
See	also
	BRCA	1	and	
2
Gentry,	Marilyn,	
262
geographic	distribution	of	diseases,	
363
,	
363
–
64
Alzheimer’s	disease,	
219
autoimmune	diseases,	
184
,	
199
–
200
cancer,	
70
cognitive	impairment,	
219
kidney	stones,	
212
large	bowel	cancer,	
169
multiple	sclerosis,	
195
osteoporosis,	
204
–
5
Glaucon,	
344
–
45
gluten,	
59
Goethe,	Johann	Wolfgang	von,	
234
government	dietary	recommendations,	
305
–
10
,	
313
confusion,	
281
–
84
dangers	of,	
131
–
33
dietary	fat,	
83
–
84
,	
306
–
8
McGovern	report,	
252
–
53protein,	
58
,	
258
,	
306
–
9
resistance	to	change,	
262
–
63
sugars,	
306
–
8
vitamin	supplements,	
288
Graves’	disease,	
199
H
Haiti,	
34
Harper,	Alf,	
255
–
61
,	
265
Hashimoto	thyroiditis,	
199
HBV	(hepatitis	B	virus),	
62
–
65
,	
64
,	
104
He,	Youping,	
66
,	
301
health	and	nutrition,	
22
–
24
,	
105
–
7
,	
250
,	
305
health	care	industry,	
289
,	
324
–
27
health	care	system,	
15
–
19
,	
16
,	
18
Healthy	Greens,	
269
–
70
Heart	and	Estrogen/Progestin	Replacement	Study	(HERS),	
166
heart	disease,	
15
about,	
112
–
14
alcohol,	
281
among	American	soldiers,	
112
arterial	blood	flow,	
128
blood	cholesterol,	
114
–
15
casein,	
294
death	rates,	
111
–
12
,	
115
–
17
,	
116
diet	and	nutrition,	
3
,	
117
–
19
,	
120
,	
282
,	
348
–
49
Framingham	Heart	Study,	
114
–
15
genetic	predisposition	to,	
116
hormone	replacement	therapy	(HRT),	
167
risk	factors,	
114
,	
189
scientific	studies,	
112
,	
114
–
15
,	
117
–
19
,	
324
survival	rate,	
118
treatments,	
122
in	the	United	States,	
79
,	
111
–
12
,	
123
vitamin	C,	
94
See	also
	diseases	of	affluence
heart	transplants,	
122
Hegsted,	Mark,	
208
,	
262
Heidrich,	Ruth,	
23hemoglobin,	
91
hepatitis	B	virus	(HBV),	
62
–
65
,	
64
,	
104
high-carbohydrate	diet,	
97
–
99
,	
149
–
55
,	
153
high-fat	diet,	
99
–
102
,	
258
high-fiber	diet,	
149
–
55
,	
153
high-protein	diet,	
19
,	
95
–
97
,	
223
breast	cancer,	
65
calorie	consumption,	
99
–
102
fatigue,	
352
government	dietary	recommendations,	
308
–
9
HBV	(hepatitis	B	virus),	
63
–
65
liver	cancer,	
5
tumor	development,	
60
–
61
See	also
	casein
Himsworth,	Harold	P. ,	
149
Hippocrates,	
345
Hoffman,	Frederick	L. ,	
345
holistic	approach	to	health,	
238
–
40
homocysteine,	
221
Horio,	Fumiyiki,	
57
hormone	replacement	therapy	(HRT),	
166
–
67
hormones	(reproductive)
breast	cancer,	
87
–
88
,	
160
,	
164
,	
167
–
68
diet,	
160
–
61
environmental	chemicals,	
165
–
66
hot	dogs,	
44
–
46
HRT	(hormone	replacement	therapy),	
166
–
67
Hu,	F. B. ,	
286
Hu,	Jifan,	
63
I
IGF-1	(Insulin-like	Growth	Factor	1),	
179
,	
367
immune	system,	
184
–
87
diabetes,	
187
See	also
	autoimmune	diseases
INCA-PARINA,	
32
India,	
5
,	
36
–
37
,	
47
insulin. See
	diabetes
Insulin-like	Growth	Factor	1	(IGF-1),	
179International	Life	Sciences	Institute,	
311
International	Sprout	Growers	Association,	
290
Intolerable	Risk:	Pesticides	in	Our	Children’s	Food
	(NRDC	report),	
43
iron,	
90
–
91
J
James,	Phillip,	
309
–
10
Japan,	
150
Johnson	and	Johnson,	
289
Jukes,	Tom,	
256
–
57
,	
260
juvenile-onset	diabetes. See
	diabetes
juvenile	rheumatoid	arthritis,	
199
K
Kassler,	William,	
328
Kennedy,	Eileen,	
318
Keys,	Ancel,	
121
kidney	stones,	
3
,	
211
–
14
,	
213
,	
349
King,	Ken,	
34
Kraft	Foods,	Inc. ,	
289
,	
299
L
Laetrile,	
252
large	bowel	cancer,	
91
–
92
calcium,	
174
–
75
death	rates,	
169
,	
169
diabetes,	
174
diet	and	nutrition,	
170
,	
170
–
71
,	
283
–
84
exercise,	
175
fiber,	
170
–
74
genetic	predisposition	to	disease,	
176
geographic	distribution,	
169
scientific	studies,	
170
–
74
in	South	Africa,	
172
–
74
,	
173
Lewis,	Carl,	
23
Li,	Junyao,	
72
lifestyle	changes,	
129
–
30
,	
153
–
55
,	
242
–
48
,	
346
Lifestyle	Heart	Trial	(Lifestyle	Project),	
129
–
30
linoleic	acid,	
296
–
99liver	cancer
aflatoxin	poisoning,	
21
,	
35
–
36
,	
49
blood	cholesterol,	
104
casein,	
63
,	
63
–
65
,	
64
in	China,	
104
HBV	(hepatitis	B	virus),	
62
–
65
,	
63
,	
64
,	
104
nutrition,	
66
protein,	
5
,	
36
–
37
,	
47
local	theory	of	disease,	
343
–
44
low-carbohydrate	diet. See
	high-protein	diet
low-cholesterol	diet,	
117
–
19
low-fat	diet,	
164
–
65
calorie	consumption,	
99
–
102
diabetes,	
149
–
55
foods,	
275
–
76
heart	disease,	
117
–
19
multiple	sclerosis,	
195
scientific	studies,	
129
–
30
low-protein	diet
aflatoxin,	
53
calorie	consumption,	
99
–
102
cancer	development,	
53
HBV	(hepatitis	B	virus),	
63
–
65
tumor	development,	
60
–
61
lung	cancer,	
189
lupus,	
199
lutein,	
217
lycopene,	
93
,	
300
–
302
Lyman,	Howard,	
xiii
–
xiv
,	
27
lysine,	
32
M
Macilwain,	George,	
343
–
44
macronutrients,	
29
macular	degeneration,	
215
–
17
mammary	cancer. See
	breast	cancer
mammography,	
163
marketing	strategies,	
xv
,	
292
–
95
Massachusetts	Institute	of	Technology	(MIT),	
32McCay	Major,	
29
McDonald’s,	
258
,	
274
,	
289
McDougall,	John,	
324
,	
329
–
32
,	
334
–
38
McDougall	Plan,	The
,	
324
McGovern,	George,	
83
,	
252
–
53
Mead	Johnson	Nutritionals,	
312
meat,	
28
See	also
	animal-based	diet;	animal-based	protein
meat	industry,	
255
–
68
,	
290
–
98
See	also
	food	industry
mechanisms	of	action,	
41
,	
199
–
200
medical	care. See
	health	care	system
medical	industry
alternative	medicine,	
252
resistance	to	change,	
267
,	
324
–
27
,	
339
medical	journals,	
333
Medical	Nutrition	Curriculum	Initiative,	
328
medical	schools,	
328
–
35
Medicare,	
313
menarche,	
87
–
88
,	
160
menopause,	
87
–
88
,	
160
,	
160
,	
167
–
68
menstruation,	
87
,	
160
metabolic	rate,	
142
metanalysis,	
41
micronutrients,	
29
milk
autoimmune	diseases,	
186
diabetes,	
187
–
94
,	
190
diet	and	nutrition,	
30
marketing	strategies,	
292
–
95
multiple	sclerosis,	
196
,	
197
See	also
	casein;	dairy	foods;	dairy	industry
minerals,	
29
MIT	(Massachusetts	Institute	of	Technology),	
32
mixed	function	oxidase,	
51
M&M	Mars	Co. ,	
310
molds. See
	aflatoxin
molecular	mimicry,	
186
Morrison,	Lester,	
117
–
19
Moses,	Edwin,	
23Mulder,	Gerhard,	
27
Multicenter	Lifestyle	Demonstration	Project,	
130
multiple	sclerosis,	
194
–
98
,	
196
,	
197
,	
337
See	also
	autoimmune	diseases
Multiple	Sclerosis	International	Federation,	
201
myasthenia	gravis,	
199
myelin,	
195
N
N-nitroso-methylurea	(NMU),	
65
Nader,	Ralph,	
46
Nakajima,	Hiroshi,	
348
National	Academy	of	Sciences	(NAS)
Diet,	Nutrition	and	Cancer
	(report),	
83
–
84
,	
255
,	
260
–
61
,	
269
Food	and	Nutrition	Board,	
255
Toward	Healthful	Diets
	(report),	
258
National	Cancer	Institute,	
315
National	Cattlemen’s	Beef	Association,	
299
,	
328
National	Cholesterol	Education	Program,	
131
–
32
National	Dairy	Council,	
264
,	
290
–
91
,	
299
,	
312
,	
328
National	Dairy	Promotion	and	Research	Board,	
290
National	Fluid	Milk	Processor	Promotion	Board,	
290
National	Heart,	Lung	and	Blood	Institute,	
315
National	Institutes	of	Health	(NIH),	
47
–
48
,	
314
–
17
,	
315
National	Multiple	Sclerosis	Society,	
194
National	Research	Council,	
327
National	Watermelon	Promotion	Board,	
291
Natural	Resources	Defense	Council	(NRDC),	
43
Navratilova,	Martina,	
23
nervous	system,	
194
–
95
Nestle,	
312
,	
328
Newberne,	Paul,	
37
NIH	(National	Institutes	of	Health),	
47
–
48
,	
314
–
17
,	
315
nitrites,	
44
nitrosamines,	
45
–
46
NMU	(N-nitroso-methylurea),	
65
Northeast	Dairy	Foods	Research	Center,	
299
NRDE	(Natural	Resources	Defense	Council),	
43
Nurses’	Health	Study,	
272
–
80
,	
284
–
88
,	
316nutrition
autoimmune	diseases,	
237
blood	cholesterol,	
80
–
81
cancer,	
50
,	
60
–
61
,	
181
–
82
,	
260
–
61
,	
271
in	China,	
21
–
22
,	
74
,	
273
–
74
,	
358
confusion,	
xv
,	
1
,	
19
–
20
,	
224
,	
250
,	
281
–
84
cost	benefits,	
24
dietary	fat,	
81
–
82
disease	prevention	and	cure,	
23
,	
109
–
10
,	
182
,	
236
–
37
,	
260
,	
316
,	
343
–
46
education,	
317
–
18
,	
327
–
29
effect	on	health,	
3
,	
7
,	
22
–
24
,	
105
–
7
,	
305
,	
335
environmental	chemicals,	
235
exercise,	
142
–
43
food	interactions,	
226
–
28
genetic	predisposition	to	disease,	
23
government	dietary	recommendations,	
131
–
33
,	
307
government	funding	of	research,	
315
industry	influence,	
311
–
13
liver	cancer,	
66
physician	ignorance	about	nutrition,	
327
–
29
in	schools,	
317
–
18
scientific	or	research	committees,	
253
–
68
tumor	development,	
66
in	the	United	States,	
273
–
74
,	
273
–
78
,	
276
–
77
,	
358
See	also
	diseases	of	affluence;	diseases	of	poverty
Nutrition	in	Medicine,	
328
nutrition	programs
Philippines,	
33
–
35
O
obesity,	
13
–
14
,	
13
–
14
,	
135
–
38
,	
140
O’Connor,	Tom,	
66
,	
270
Olson,	Bob,	
255
–
60
,	
265
omega-3	fatty	acids,	
281
–
82
oranges,	
302
–
3
Ornish,	Dean,	
129
–
33
osteoporosis,	
21
,	
180
–
81
,	
204
–
11
,	
207
,	
209
,	
329
,	
349
ovarian	cancer,	
162P
PAHs	(polycyclic	aromatic	hydrocarbons),	
165
–
66
Palmer,	Sushma,	
262
pancreatic	cancer,	
66
pangamic	acid,	
252
Papua	New	Guinea,	
115
parathyroid	hormone,	
365
Pariza,	Michael,	
290
,	
297
–
98
Parkinson’s	disease,	
199
PCBs,	
165
–
66
peanuts	and	peanut	butter,	
34
–
36
Peto,	Sir	Richard,	
72
,	
85
,	
355
Pfizer,	
289
,	
312
pharmaceutical	industry,	
8
,	
289
,	
316
–
17
,	
332
–
34
Philippines,	
5
,	
21
,	
33
–
35
photosynthesis,	
92
physicians
confusion	of,	
2
,	
334
ignorance	about	nutrition,	
327
–
29
nutrition	education,	
327
–
29
,	
335
pharmaceutical	industry,	
332
–
34
resistance	to	change,	
324
–
27
,	
331
,	
336
,	
339
See	also
	medical	schools
Physician’s	Committee	for	Responsible	Medicine,	
312
plant-based	diet
Alzheimer’s	disease,	
219
–
20
autoimmune	diseases,	
349
blood	cholesterol,	
80
–
81
calorie	consumption,	
141
cancer,	
348
–
49
cataracts,	
217
cognitive	impairment,	
219
–
20
,	
349
colon	cancer,	
283
–
84
comparison	with	animal-based	diet,	
358
diabetes,	
149
–
50
,	
349
dietary	fat,	
83
disease	prevention,	
203
–
4
environmental	benefits,	
239
–
40
eye	diseases,	
349fiber,	
90
–
91
,	
172
health	benefits	of,	
21
,	
73
–
74
,	
348
–
50
heart	disease,	
117
–
19
,	
348
–
49
hormones	(reproductive),	
160
,	
160
–
61
,	
164
–
65
kidney	stones,	
349
large	bowel	cancer,	
170
–
71
macular	degeneration,	
215
–
17
menopause,	
167
metabolic	rate,	
142
nutrition,	
230
,	
230
–
32
osteoporosis,	
349
school	lunch	program,	
318
scientific	studies,	
126
–
27
,	
129
–
30
,	
203
–
4
stroke,	
220
–
21
throughout	history,	
344
–
45
weight	loss,	
138
–
42
what	to	eat,	
141
,	
242
–
48
,	
243
plant-based	protein
blood	cholesterol,	
80
cancer,	
6
,	
59
–
60
in	China,	
274
health	benefits	of,	
30
–
31
heart	disease,	
119
tumor	development,	
66
in	the	United	States,	
274
See	also
	gluten;	soy	protein
plant	food	industry,	
300
–
302
See	also
	food	industry
plaque,	
112
–
14
Plato,	
344
–
45
polycyclic	aromatic	hydrocarbons	(PAHs),	
165
–
66
polyps,	
175
–
76
pooled	analysis,	
284
–
85
poverty,	diseases	of. See
	diseases	of	poverty
Preston,	Rachel,	
53
Pritikin	Center,	
139
,	
152
–
53
progesterone,	
160
prolactin,	
88
prostate	cancer,	
3
,	
177
–
81
,	
300
–
302
,	
367
prostate	specific	antigen	(PSA),	
177protein
about,	
27
–
28
aflatoxin,	
51
–
59
,	
54
amino	acids,	
29
–
30
blood	cholesterol,	
80
body	size,	
102
–
3
cancer	development,	
36
–
37
,	
51
,	
65
carcinogens,	
47
,	
53
enzymes,	
51
–
53
,	
51
–
53
foci	development,	
54
–
59
,	
55
,	
57
,	
60
government	dietary	recommendations,	
58
,	
258
,	
306
–
9
in	India,	
47
liver	cancer,	
5
,	
36
–
37
,	
47
meat,	
28
in	the	Philippines,	
34
quality	of,	
30
–
31
,
102
–
4
scientific	studies,	
351
–
52
See	also
	animal-based	protein;	casein;	gluten;	high-protein	diet;	low-
protein	diet;	plant-based	protein;	soy	protein
protein	gap,	
31
–
33
Protein	Power. See
	high-protein	diet
proteins,	
29
PSA	(prostate	specific	antigen),	
177
puberty. See
	menarche
Public	Nutrition	Information	Committee,	
254
–
68
,	
256
–
59
Purdue	University,	
32
Pyramid	Cafe,	
293
Pyramid	Explorations,	
293
R
recommended	daily	allowance	(RDA). See
	government	dietary
recommendations
rectum,	cancer	of	the. See
	large	bowel	cancer
reductionism,	
271
,	
272
,	
286
–
87
,	
300
research,	theory	and	practice,	
38
,	
193
,	
284
–
88
,	
296
–
98
,	
317
,	
334
,	
353
–
59
retinol,	
216
rheumatoid	arthritis,	juvenile,	
199
rice,	
32
Rice,	John,	
43risk	factors	for	disease,	
114
,	
160
,	
160
–
61
,	
189
Robbins,	John,	
xv
–
xvi
,	
239
–
40
Roberts,	Bill,	
79
Robertson,	W. G. ,	
212
Roche,	
312
Rubner,	Max,	
28
S
saccharin,	
44
,	
253
sanitation. See
	diseases	of	poverty
School	Lunch	and	Breakfast	programs,	
312
–
13
,
317
–
18
schools,	
292
–
95
,	
317
–
18
Schulsinger,	David,	
59
scientific	community’s	resistance	to	change,	
120
–
21
,	
260
,	
265
–
66
,	
287
scientific	controversy,	
192
–
94
,	
208
–
10
scientific	or	research	committees,	
253
–
68
scientific	studies
alternative	medicine,	
334
Alzheimer’s	disease,	
221
animal	experimentation,	
351
–
52
breast	cancer,	
21
,	
167
–
68
,	
272
–
85
cancer,	
53
–
67
,	
84
,	
181
–
82
,	
260
–
61
,	
351
–
52
causes	of	disease,	
334
in	China,	
21
–
22
CLA,	
296
–
98
cognitive	impairment,	
219
–
20
diabetes,	
149
–
53
,	
188
–
97
diet	and	nutrition,	
53
–
67
,	
84
,	
126
–
30
,	
181
–
82
,	
203
–
4
,	
253
–
68
,	
260
–
61
food	industry,	
296
–
98
,	
299
funding,	
291
,	
315
heart	disease,	
112
,	
114
–
15
,	
117
–
19
,	
324
in	India,	
47
industry	attention,	funding	or	influence,	
255
–
68
,	
291
,	
332
–
34
kidney	stones,	
212
–
14
large	bowel	cancer,	
170
–
74
lycopene,	
300
–
302
macular	degeneration,	
215
–
17
metanalysis,	
41
multiple	sclerosis,	
195Nurses’	Health	Study,	
272
–
80
osteoporosis,	
205
–
10
pharmaceutical	industry,	
332
–
34
in	the	Philippines,	
21
,	
33
–
35
prostate	cancer,	
300
–
302
protein,	
351
–
52
stroke,	
220
–
21
vitamin	supplements,	
229
women’s	health,	
272
–
80
See	also
	China	Study,	The
Scott,	Dave,	
23
selenium,	
280
Seneca,	
345
–
46
Seventh-day	Adventists,	
149
–
50
,	
335
simple	carbohydrates,	
98
–
99
60	Minutes
	(television	program),	
43
smoking,	
122
,	
256
Socrates,	
344
–
45
sodium	nitrite,	
44
–
46
South	Africa,	
172
–
74
,	
173
South	Beach	Diet. See
	high-protein	diet
soy	protein,	
60
spinach,	
227
Stampfer,	Meir,	
281
Starfield,	Barbara,	
15
statistical	significance,	
40
,	
77
statistics
autoimmune	diseases,	
183
diabetes,	
15
health	in	the	United	States,	
3
,	
346
–
47
obesity,	
13
–
14
,	
13
–
14
,	
135
–
38
Steinem,	Gloria,	
88
Stillings,	Bruce,	
33
stomach	cancer,	
94
stroke,	
94
,	
218
,	
220
–
21
,	
282
Sugar	Association,	
310
sugar	industry,	
309
–
10
See	also
	food	industry
sugars,	
98
–
99
,	
306
–
10
sunshine,	
180
,	
199
–
200
,	
231
–
32
,	
363
–
65Swank,	Roy,	
195
–
96
,	
337
T
T-cells,	
185
,	
200
Taco	Bell,	
312
tamoxifen,	
163
–
64
thermogenesis,	
142
,	
352
Thompson,	Tommy,	
310
Tove,	Sam,	
265
Toward	Healthful	Diets
	(NAS	report),	
258
toxic	food	environment,	
xv
transgenic	mice,	
62
–
64
tumor	development,	
60
–
61
,	
61
,	
66
–
67
Turner,	James	S. ,	
255
Type	1	and	2	diabetes. See
	diabetes
U
United	Egg	Producers,	
290
United	Nations	Food	and	Agriculture	Organization,	
32
–
33
,	
309
–
10
United	States
breast	cancer	in,	
71
,	
79
calorie	consumption,	
99
–
102
death	rates,	
79
,	
111
–
12
diabetes	in,	
15
,	
189
diet	and	nutrition,	
15
,	
74
,	
273
–
74
,	
273
–
78
,	
276
–
77
,	
358
health	statistics,	
3
,	
346
–
47
heart	disease	in,	
79
,	
111
–
12
,	
123
United	States	Department	of	Agriculture	(USDA),	
28
United	States	National	Institutes	of	Health	(NIH),	
47
–
48
,	
314
–
17
,	
315
United	States	Preventive	Services	Task	Force,	
288
United	States	Senate	Select	Committee	on	Nutrition,	
83
urinary	calcium,	
205
–
6
,	
206
,	
214
USDA	(United	States	Department	of	Agriculture),	
28
V
vascular	dementia,	
218
vegetables,	
92
–
93
,	
98
–
99
vegetarianism	or	veganism. See
	plant-based	diet
Virginia	Tech,	
33viruses,	
190
,	
197
–
99
vitamin	supplements,	
2
,	
94
–
95
,	
216
,	
228
–
29
,	
242
,	
269
–
70
,	
288
vitamins,	
29
,	
93
,	
269
vitamin	A,	
231
vitamin	B
12
,	
232
vitamin	C,	
93
–
94
,	
302
–
3
vitamin	D,	
179
–
81
,	
200
–
201
,	
208
,	
231
,	
361
–
68
,	
363
Voit,	Carl,	
28
W
Webb,	Ryland,	
34
weight	(gain	or	loss),	
102
–
4
,	
138
–
43
Wendy’s,	
289
Western	diseases. See
	diseases	of	affluence
whole	foods,	
2
,	
98
,	
106
,	
141
,	
228
–
29
,	
262
,	
270
–
71
,	
302
See	also
	plant-based	diet
WIC	(Women,	Infants	and	Children	Supplemental	Feeding	program),	
312
,
313
Willett,	Walter,	
271
–
75
,	
284
,	
286
Women,	Infants	and	Children	Supplemental	Feeding	Program	(WIC),	
312
,
313
Women’s	Health	Initiative	(WHI),	
166
,	
316
Women’s	Health	Trial,	
277
–
78
World	Health	Organization,	
309
–
10
World	Sugar	Research	Organization,	
310
Wyeth-Ayerst	Laboratories,	
328
Y
Youngman,	Linda,	
56
Z
zinc,	
252About	the	Authors
For	more	than	forty	years,	
DR. T. COLIN	CAMPBELL
	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
Jacob	Gould	Schurman	Professor	Emeritus	of	Nutritional	Biochemisty	at
Cornell	University. He	has	received	more	than	seventy	grant-years	of	peer-
reviewed	research	funding	and	authored	more	than	300	research	papers. The
China	Study	was	the	culmination	of	a	twenty-year	partnership	of	Cornell
University,	Oxford	University	and	the	Chinese	Academy	of	Preventive
Medicine. A	1999	graduate	of	Cornell	University,	
THOMAS	CAMPBELL
	is	currently
pursuing	a	career	in	medicine. In	addition,	he	is	a	writer,	actor	and	three-time
marathon	runner. Born	and	raised	in	Ithaca,	NY,	he	has	appeared	on	stage	in
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The authors are T. Colin Campbell and Thomas Campbell.
Who is the author of the text?
The China Study
What is the name of the study that is the culmination of a 20-year partnership between Cornell University, Oxford University, and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine?
Diet, Nutrition and Cancer
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Who is the co-author of the book "The China Study"?
The Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine is mentioned as a partner in the China Study.
What is the name of the organization that is mentioned as a partner in the China Study?