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Oncology, Oncology

Animal Protein as a Carcinogen

Answer to a Reader's Question:

Although there are many arguments favoring the nutritional imbalance explanation of cancer, one of the more striking for me was the experimental animal studies discussed in Chapter 3 in my book, The China Study.  Namely, aflatoxin is a very potent...
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Oncology

Endometrial Cancer

Overview and Risk Factors Cancer of the endometrium, the mucous membrane lining the uterus, makes up about 90% of uterine cancers. With approximately 40,000 cases annually, it is the most common gynecologic cancer in the United States. Epithelial and muscle cells of the uterus have potential for...
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Renal and Genitourinary, Renal and Genitourinary

How Does Animal Protein Stress the Kidneys?

Answer to a Reader's Question: Animal protein-based foods show a strong relationship to the formation of kidney stones. Here is a quote from the leading research investigator in the world on this topic:

"Urolithiasis [kidney stone formation] is a worldwide problem which appears...
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Hematology

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Overview and Risk Factors Anemia is a condition in which too few red blood cells are in circulation. Iron deficiency is the most frequent cause of anemia, and it results from inadequate levels of iron in the body, causing decreased production of red blood cells. Symptoms are nonspecific and...
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Cardiovascular

Venous Insufficiency and Varicosities

Overview and Risk Factors Chronic venous insufficiency is a common clinical problem, whose presentation ranges from mildly unsightly veins to recurrent cellulitis and ulceration requiring frequent hospitalizations. An estimated 25% of the U.S. adult population has some degree of varicose...
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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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Environmental Illness

Foodborne and Waterborne Illness

Overview and Risk Factors Foodborne and waterborne illnesses are common, but often unrecognized. They cause an estimated 76 million illnesses, 300,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths yearly in the United States.1,2 The most prominent symptom is acute diarrhea, but the associated...
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Bone, Joint, Connective Tissue, and Rheumatic Disease

Osteoarthritis

Overview and Risk Factors Osteoarthritis (OA), also known as degenerative joint disease, is the most common joint disorder. It is characterized by hyaline cartilage degeneration and subchondral bone hypertrophy within a joint. Unlike rheumatoid arthritis, OA usually produces minimal...
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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.