The China Study: Revised and Expanded Edition: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health

I am married to a physician, and he will confirm - nutrition was given very little attention in medical school, in fact very few hours when he went through. For those M.D.s that had a similar experience, their nutrition advice given in the Dr.'s office is mostly subjective and will most likely differ from physician to physician. They are trained to manage pharmaceuticals. Prescription drugs treat the symptoms and not the cause, and many times more drugs are needed just to treat the side effects of another prescription. The food we eat is the leading cause of most of the West's chronic diseases, yet, medical doctors are not trained in the area. In 2016 I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I definitely fit the mold of the typical American woman, trying to maintain my weight, trying to prepare healthy meals for my family, doing it as "best" as I knew how. Weight Watchers did help me lose weight, but I still ate a lot of processed foods. I still have a few WW food journals. I ate an egg every day and incorporated the animal products as the main portion of my meal, because as I was taught growing up, if we ate meat and nothing else, we had a meal. My choice of beverage was a glass of cold milk! How I loved all these foods. Little did I know I was feeding a growing cancer. We have utterly been misled by companies who do not either know about real health or do not care about real health. I asked 2 different oncologists if I should change my diet. I was completely unaware information like this book was out there. Both oncologists independently exclaimed, "Oh no! This isn't the time to change you're diet. Go eat a porterhouse steak, cheesecake, pound cake. Enjoy yourself." One oncologist led me to the patients' refrigerator where I was to get chemotherapy and let me choose an ice cream bar. I wonder if he was aware of The China Study. I give him credit; just as it mentions in this book, and as he told me, isolated vitamins will not treat the cancer. He knew that much, but he didn't mention all the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and mechanisms in the plant eaten as a whole can treat cancer, some at different stages of its life: initiation, growth, creating blood supplies, propagation and cell death. This book is based on "seventy-four year's worth of funded research in less than thirty-five years....among others (funded research), the American Institute for Cancer Research." It turns out, the diet best for preventing and treating cancer is the same diet that prevents and treats (if one already suffers from it) the common illnesses the West accepts as normal. Unlike when taking a Rx, the side effects of implementing the recommendations in this book will actually treat other illnesses one may have, not make them worse. So this book is good for everyone, not just those already suffering from chronic illnesses, but for those raising young children who are just starting out in life, setting them up for a life of well-being and joy. After learning about nutrition and its relationship to cancer and other chronic illnesses, my physician husband and I live on plants and love it! It feels wonderful to feel healthy. I learned about this book via my search about nutrition and cancer through Dr. Michael Greger nutritionfacts.org) and watching Forks Over Knives. I found The China Study to be a profound read. It was sobering. It gave me hope. I eat all I want, and I'm satsified and thin. Since reading the book, and because it addresses more topics than just cancer, I have shared it with people I know who have cancer now or whose family member had it, or are suffering with multiple sclerosis, auto immune diseases, diabetes, heart disease. I have also shared it with a few of my husband's colleagues. Yes, please read this book. Make sure to get the revised version, not the original, because of the updates. Get one for yourself and at least one to share. After reading it, you will get the sense it reveals a truism in life and feel compelled to share it. Buy a used copy. There's no need to buy a new one if you can't afford it. Godspeed.

This is an excellent description of scientific (evidence-based) impact of nutrition on health. There are a lot of data provided in figures with extensive technicalreferences. It describes the importance of whole food plant based diet for the benefit of healthy lifestyle. In addition, it provides scientific data on the advantage of plant based diet in the mitigation of chronic diseases. I highly recommend reading this book for anyone interested in living a good quality of life

Wonderful book!!! Everybody should read this. Very informative and life saving!!!

Excellent book proving plant-based diets work best for health.

The author has produced in this book a truly monumental work that explores the relationship between nutrition and disease. It covers his own scientific studies over many years as well as those of numerous other scientists. The result is a comprehensive treatise on how our choice of food affects health. The findings are contrary to almost all that the reader may have been taught as a balanced diet of meat, dairy, carbohydrates, and vegetables and fruits. In detailing the adverse effects that meat and dairy products have on the body, the pendulum swings all the way to the author's recommendation of a whole foods, plant-based (WFPB) diet. The author has made a very convincing case for the benefits of a plant-based diet. But it is till unclear to me whether this is necessarily the best diet. Questions linger: - I have been taught for more than half a century that I am an omnivore by nature. Are we simply omnivores who have leaned too much to the side of meat? Would there be an optimal balance between animal- and plant-based food? - It is generally accepted that mothers' milk is the best food for babies. Human milk is, of course, an animal-based food that is rich in fat, protein and cholesterol. If these nutrients are considered essential for a baby's health and development, perhaps there is a case for looking more closely at whether there are other animal-based foods that may be good for humans? And whether there is a different mix of animal- and plant-based foods for health and development for each stage of our lives?

For those interested in avoiding cancer, this book has some scientific insights on the subject. It does not offer cancer therapy solutions.

This book is very informative and well documented. It's a must to read if you care about your health, especially your heart - which is quite important, I'd say.

In 2005, at the age of 37, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and have suffered unspeakable pain every day since then. Doctors recommended I start Enbrel injections, saying it was either that, or end up on a wheelchair. At no point did any healthcare professional ask me what I was eating. I ate anything that was pre-made, like pastas, burgers, cookies, breads, chips, pastries of all kinds, Mexican and Italian food with lots of butter and oils, drank sodas and sweet tea every single day, with the occasional "healthy" meal to (supposedly) bring balance. I WISH I had known about the simple truths Dr. Campbell presents in this book! It took my body THREE days to start feeling remarkably better once I radically eliminated all the poisons I was eating, and fully embraced a plant-based diet. I made two rules for myself in this new lifestyle: first, I would never go hungry, and second, I would only eat what I like and enjoy. Well, I have discovered an entire world of delicious and surprisingly filling foods! Because I'm actually able to handle and chop ingredients now that the pain is almost completely gone (I've been doing this for 2 months now), I find it fun to prepare meals, actually! It's been waaaay easier than I would've thought! The healing that is taking place in my body since breaking off all ties to toxic foods and enjoying simple recipes using fruits, vegetables, brown rice, beans, and lots of green leafs, etc. is nothing short of miraculous! I feel energetic, younger, in a better mood, better able to handle stressful situations and just happier! Please read this book and share it with friends and family. I also recommend Dr. Esselstyn and Dr. McDougall's books. They've changed my life. As far as films, I'm forever grateful for the story of Phil on "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead" which inspired me to get off my butt and do this already. Also, "That Sugar Film" is a must see. But if you want a summary of what's on this wonderful book, The China Study, watch "Forks Over Knives" on Netflix. You CAN reverse disease! I'm living proof. I feel healthier but I also have the improved cholesterol reports to prove it. I just can't wait to get a new RA panel to compare with the old, terrible one. Break up with processed foods, dairy and meats the same way you'd break off a relationship with a toxic person. Just walk away and never look back. You'll love the new you. :)

Excellent!!! If you like things that aren't written by some influencer or pharma salesman, then this book is for you. It's contents are backed by thousands and thousands of studies, and unlike many "health books" this book acknowledges every argument made against it, and explains, with evidence, why it's there, and how it's misleading and debunked. This book has changed my life. I thought it would be a tad boring or hard to understand because it has "THE study" in its title, but nope, not at all. It is written with humor, wit, and clarity. It explains how to understand the data and gives context to otherwise out-of-reach academic terms and concepts. I love how it explains the diseases and goes into so much interesting detail about the wonderfully complex thing that is the human body, as well as how food can either fuel or destroy it. This book could save someone's life, and I know it has, because I've witnessed how much we can turn our health around just by actually knowing how health works. It's not chance or genes, it's so much more than that. There are citations for almost every sentence, so if you like to check sources, this book provides all of them, and together they make-up rock-solid evidence. This book also explains how industry has prevented all of this solid scientific evidence from being shared with the people, and it's gross. Truth is in this book, and if you’re tired of sub-par advice, this book is perfect for you.

First off, don't buy this if you aren't going to put the time in to read it cover to cover. There's so much in here, which I'm sure the other reviewers have covered in depth. My slant into this is a return to becoming fully plant based. I'm 58yrs and consider myself well above average fitness. I'm flexible, capable of pushing some decent weights, and a Tai Chi Teacher. I've pretty much given up refined sugars as much as is possible. Mainly to offset arthritis. Yet..... There's been this naggy inner spidy sense that tells me I need to radically change my diet. I've been vegan for 3 years back from 2003 to 2006. So I kind of know what I'm getting into here. In the last comple of years, I feel that although I can get everything done physically I want, the cost is having to sleep up to 9 hours a day. Sometimes more. It's been getting worse recently. I've factored in training with very heavy weights for my build and age: late nights 2am-3am bedtime on days off etc. The last 6 months I've had this calling to return to plant-based. I'm going to be honest here and say "gamechangers" on Netflix was so powerful that I instantly was given the "on" switch and pretty much became vegan within 24 hours of watching it. I found an unread vegan book in my kindle library and it highlighted this book. The extensive study(Chinese gathering of data) of Cancer pockets in China, opened a snapshot in time possibly never to be repeated, to study the data and visit the regions of healthy and unhealthy areas. I loved the analogy of if you want 100% proof of something, throw a ball in the air and watch the effects of gravity bring it back down to the ground. To find 100% proof of links into diet and poor health doesn't exist at this time. But 95% and 99% does exist. How does this book flow? I found it very interesting and readable. It is endless though! But if you want to load yourself with data on the positive effects of going plant-based, you'll have enough data to crush nearly(99%) all arguments against it. Here's an interesting quote from Dr. John MaDougall, a prominent surgeon about his education and how much attention was given to nutrition: =="John finished his formal medical education having had only one hour of nutrition instruction, which involved learning which infant formulas to use. His experience confirms every study that has found nutrition training among physicians to be sorely inadequate."== After 2 weeks I've lost 1.5kg. My strength with weights has not diminished. My recovery after 3hr weight sessions suggests that all the extra nutrients received in increasing my vegetables really are very powerful. The weight loss was truly effortless. Almost too easy! I'd say that I've gone very clean with my diet. No sexy sauces added; lots of fiber and raw veggies. Protein, so far from the plants, chick peas, kidney beans, some soya products, sproud(waitrose) milk substitute, bread(Waitrose sunflower and pumpkin seeds (2 slices)), various colourful veggies etc. Baked Potatoes and rice. I should also add that even having reduced half of the meat-based protein I was having, I still couldn't really get a proper shift in weight loss. Going Vegan== I noticed almost immediately a lifting of my mood! Like a heavy burden had dissolved. Also currently under the cosh financially there was an underlying fear brewing(unknown to me at the time). That significantly lifted too. Inner biological workings improved:) My mind is a lot clearer. Addictions, especially reading the news online lifted too. A significant reduction in sweet-tooth cravings. So a significant positivity has arisen. I've a working theory on the 'fear factor'. Could we be absorbing the fear of death from the cells of the meat and sadness from the dairy? (triggering:) I hope to add a bit more to this review in time. Update 11th Jan 2020 -------------------------- More personal than book related.... Im trying to plateau my weight between 76.5kg to 77.5kg. Currently 76.8kg from 80.8kg. My partner since going 100% vegan on 1st Jan 2020 lost 2.2kg. She tried the intermittent fasting twice a week and didn't really lose anything for about 5 months. Partial vegan didn't seem to shift anything in the last month of December 2019. Lots of veggies, mixed colours, leafy also twice a day just really sets the gold standard for the diet. Wrap the grains, rice, potatoes into the mix and a variety of protein sources. My last note here is if you're having any desserts regularly then don't expect great weight loss results. My current gym manager is a massive guy about 6 foot 6, lots of fat, extremely strong but must weigh around 140-150kg. So you are what you eat. But If you eat loads of vegetables some with high fiber its not easy to continue eating unless it's got addictive additives in it.

Good informative book regarding health care and study

Livro indispensável para quem se procupa com a sua própria saúde. Merece especial atenção os últimos capítulos, onde o autor revela as táticas mercadológicas, normalmente não éticas, empregadas pelas grandes índústrias farmacêuticas e do agronegócio.

A brilliant study of the causes and more so the treatment of cancer..an alternative scientifically proven treatment that has been kept from the main stream by big pharmacy in the name of profit