Protein-Calorie Malnutrition
Protein-Calorie Malnutrition
Overall inadequate nutritional intake results in two similar but distinct diseases, marasmus and kwashiorkor. Marasmus is defined as chronic deprivation of energy needed to maintain body weight. Its extreme form is characterized by severe weight loss...Infantile Colic: Overview and Risk Factors
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic Cancer: Symptoms and Risk Factors
Pancreatic cancer is common, and a frequent cause of cancer death in the United States.It is an aggressive cancer that often has a poor prognosis. At the time of diagnosis, more than 80 percent of patients have advanced tumors...
Gallstones: Overview and Risk Factors
Most stones are composed of cholesterol and are...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Symptoms and Risk Factors
Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease: Overview and Risk Factors
Chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is also known as kidney failure or renal insufficiency, is an exceedingly common disorder among older adults. Normally, the kidneys filter the blood, excrete toxins and waste, and maintain electrolyte...Stroke
Stroke: Symptoms and Risk Factors
Stroke, or cerebrovascular accident (CVA), is the third leading cause of death in the United States, resulting in more than 150,000 deaths per year. About 80 percent of strokes are caused by a decrease in blood flow to the brain (called ischemic...Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis: Overview and Risk Factors
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a hereditary disease that affects many parts of the body. The condition requires extensive treatment, and the average age of survival, while improving, is currently just 35 years.The disease is caused by a...
Professional Accreditation, Credentials and Licensure
by T. Colin Campbell, PhD
For almost 50 years, I have designed and directed large research projects in the areas of nutrition and health. As a result of this experience, I have come to realize that most nutrition and health information is very misleading. It is no coincidence that we now have a health care crisis which is very expensive and which compromises the quality of life for millions of Americans and others living on a Western-style diet. . . READ FULL STATEMENT >>
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Sometimes the most elegant solution is the most simple. Why plant-based nutrition? Why not? Why develop heart disease? Cancer? Diabetes? The epidemic of chronic, degenerative disease that is sweeping the western world can not only be stopped, it can be reversed. The power lies in the hands of the consumer, in the choices we make about what to put on our plates.