The China Study _ _ _ THE ._ ._._ _-._ _.- _ ._ - jilll t_u _y The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health T Colin{ampbell, Ph.D AND Thomas M Campbell II BENBELLA BOOKS Dallas, Texas Nothing written in this book should be viewed as a substitute for competent medical care Also, you should not undertake any changes in diet or exercise patterns without first consulting your physician, especially if you are currently being treated for any risk factor related to heart disease, high blood pressure or adult-onset diabetes Copyright © 2006 by T Colin Campbell, Ph.D and Thomas M Campbell II First BenBella Books Paperback Edition 2006 All rights reserved No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permisSion except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews Ben Bella Books, Inc 6440 N Central Expressway Suite 503 Dallas, TX 75206 Send feedback to feedback@benbellabooks.com Printed in the United States of America 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 ISBN 1-932100-66-0 The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follow: Campbell, T Colin, 1934The China study: the most comprehensive study of nutrition ever conducted and the startling implications for diet, weight loss, and long-term health / by T Colin Campbell and Thomas M Campbell II p cm ISBN 1-932100-38-5 l Nutrition Nutritionally induced diseases Diet in disease I Campbell, Thomas M II Title RA784.C2352004 13 2-dc22 2004007985 Cover design by Melody Cadungog Text design and composition by John Reinhardt Book Design Printed by Victor Graphics, Inc Distributed by Independent Publishers Group To order call (800) 888-4741 www.ipgbook.com Foe special sales contact Robyn White at robyn@benbellabooks.com To Karen Campbell, whose incredible love and caring made this book possible And to Thomas McIlwain Campbell and Betty DeMott Campbell for their incredible gifts Acknowledgements This book, from its original conception to its final form, was in the making for many years But it was the last three that gave the book form And this happened because Karen, my lifelong love and wife of forty-three years, made it so I wanted to it, but she wanted it even more She said it had to be done for the children of the world She cajoled, she pushed and she insisted that we keep our nose to the grindstone She read every word, those kept and those discarded-some several times Most importantly, Karen first suggested that I work with Tom, the youngest of our five children His writing skills, his persistence in keeping integrity with the message and his exceptionally quick learning of the subject matter made the project possible He wrote several chapters in this book himself and rewrote many more, bringing clarity to my message And our other children (Nelson-and wife Kim, LeAnne, Keith, Dan) and grandchildren (Whitney, Colin, Steven, Nelson, Laura) could not have been more encouraging Their love and support cannot be measured in mere words I also am indebted to another family of mine: my many undergraduate honors students, post-graduate doctoral students, post-doctoral research associates and my fellow professorial colleagues who worked in my research group and who were the gems of my career Regretfully, I could only cite in this book a small sample of their findings , but far, far more could have been included Yet more friends, associates and family contributed mightily, through their meticulous reading of various versions of the manuscript and their detailed feedback Alphabetically, they included Nelson Campbell, Ron Campbell, Kent Carroll, Antonia Demas, Mark Epstein, John and Martha Ferger, Kimberly Kathan, Doug Lisle, John Robbins, Paul Sontrop and Glenn Yeffeth Advice, support and generous help also came in many other forms from Neal Barnard, Jodi Blanco, Junshi Chen, Robert Goodland, Michael Jacobson, Ted Lange, Howard Lyman, xi ... in the United States of America 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 ISBN 1-9 321 00 -66- 0 The Library of Congress has cataloged the hardcover edition as follow: Campbell, T Colin, 193 4The China study: the most. .. _ _ _ THE ._ ._._ _-._ _.- _ ._ - jilll t_u _y The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications... Nutrition Nutritionally induced diseases Diet in disease I Campbell, Thomas M II Title RA784.C23 520 04 13 2- dc 22 2004007985 Cover design by Melody Cadungog Text design and composition by John Reinhardt