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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Diverticular Disease

Overview and Risk Factors Diverticula are herniations, or "outpouchings," of the colonic mucosa and submucosa through the muscularis layer. They occur at susceptible sites in the colonic wall, most commonly in areas where intramural blood vessels penetrate and weaken the muscular layer....
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Alcoholic and Toxic Liver Disease

Overview and Risk Factors The liver is responsible for concentrating and metabolizing most drugs and toxins. Because of this function, hepatotoxicity is common. Drug- or alcohol-related hepatotoxicity is the most common cause of fulminant liver failure. Alcohol-related liver disease alone accounts...
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Overview and Risk Factors Gastritis and peptic ulcers affect up to 50% of adult populations in Westernized countries. Gastritis is a superficial erosion and inflammation of the gastric mucosa. Peptic ulcers are deeper erosions and ulcerations that extend through the muscularis layer of the gastric...
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Cholelithiasis

Overview and Risk Factors Cholelithiasis, or gallstones, is a common syndrome in which hard stones composed of cholesterol or bile pigments form in the gallbladder. If stones are present in the common bile duct, the condition is called choledocholithiasis. The syndrome occurs in up to 20% of women...
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Overview and Risk Factors The most prevalent chronic inflammatory disorders of the digestive tract are ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, referred to collectively as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Approximately 1 million Americans have some form of IBD. Although the disorders share some...
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Gastrointestinal Disorders

Cirrhosis

Overview and Risk Factors Cirrhosis is a chronic, irreversible liver disease that results from prolonged hepatocellular injury. Ultimately, the liver architecture is destroyed with regenerating hepatocytes and increased fibrosis, and the organ's synthetic and metabolic functions are progressively...
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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.