The China Study - Complete References

Chapter 11

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9. The exact food listings in the database were: Ground Beef, 80% lean meat/20% fat, raw; Pork,fresh, ground, raw; Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin, raw; Milk, dry, whole; Spinach,raw; Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year-round average; Lima Beans, large, mature seeds, raw; Peas,green, raw; Potatoes, russet, flesh and skin, raw.

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