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Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Osteoarthritis: Overview and Risk Factors

Osteoarthritis, also known as degenerative joint disease, is the most common joint disorder. It is characterized by damage of the joint cartilage and abnormalities of the bones surrounding the joint. Unlike in rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation is usually minimal in osteoarthritis. In severe cases,...
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Healthy Diet and Lifestyle, Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Calcium and Strong Bones

Protecting Your Bones

The bone-thinning condition called osteoporosis can lead to small and not-so-small fractures. Although many people think of calcium in the diet as good protection for their bones, this is not at all the whole story. In fact, in a 12-year Harvard study of...
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Drugs, Treatments, & Supplements, Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Arthritis and Joint Pain

Learn how to live without this debilitating disease! People in non-western cultures who eat diets low in animal fat and protein have much lower incidences of all types of arthritis!
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China Report: Osteoporosis

Do we need more calcium in order to avoid osteoporosis, the progres sive thinning of bones in the elderly? In the West we are certainly told so. The dairy industry vigorously promotes the suggestion that without its products we face an unpleasant and probably shrunken future.

Yet the...
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Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Foods and Arthritis

Millions of people suffer from painful and swollen joints associated with arthritis. In the past, many doctors told arthritis patients that dietary changes would not help them. However, this conclusion was based on older research with diets that included dairy products, oil, poultry, or...
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Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Osteoporosis: Overview and Risk Factors

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones become thin and brittle. As a result, fractures and falls are common, and may be life-threatening. In particular, osteoporosis can lead to hip fractures. The complications of these fractures prove fatal in nearly 25 percent of cases. While most cases of...
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How Does Animal Protein Affect Bone Mass?

The effect of animal protein on loss of bone calcium and its consequences for osteoporosis has been extensively shown for more than 2 decades. Animal protein intake as strongly associated with bone fracture rate for different countries [Abelow, B. et al. Calcif. Tissue Int., 50: 14-18, 1992] and...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis: Symptoms and Risk Factors

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects about 1 percent of the adult population in the United States. It is marked by severe inflammation of the joints. The cause is unknown, but likely involves genetic and environmental factors. If left uncontrolled, the condition can...
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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.