Re: The China Study

Roger Rabbit wrote:
:: On 2 Apr 2005 10:47:59 -0800, "Bawl" <bunghole-jonnie@xxxxxxxxx>
:: wrote:
::
::: The China Study
::: [...]
::: "So, what is the prescription for good health? In short, it
::: is about the multiple health benefits of consuming plant-
::: based foods, and the largely unappreciated health dangers
::: of consuming animal-based foods, including all types of
::: meat, dairy, and eggs."
::: [...]
:::
::: Campbell is at his best when writing about "Broken Hearts"
::: on page 111. You will learn that during the Korean War, 77.3
::: percent of healthy hearts autopsied from American casualties
::: revealed advanced heart disease. These diseased hearts were
::: taken from the bodies of so-called healthy males who had
::: eaten the standard American diet. Campbell offers the hows
::: and whys of heart disease...and the cure-all.
::: [...]
:: So the answer to great health is following an unnatural, low-fat
:: plant-based diet? First off, humans were never vegetarian, despite
:: what the vegetarian's will have you believe. Secondly, low-fat is a
:: modern (1970s, 1980's, etc) manmade creation and is difficult to
:: follow. Hmmmm, could it be that when you restrict fat your body is
:: trying to tell you something? It is sad when one's diet becomes their
:: religion. :o(

Here are some of my impressions after reading the book. As I have said
before the title of the book is misleading as the book is *not* mostly about
the China study. It is a general book about what Campbell considers to be a
healthy diet. I have admit that Campbell is very convincing when he speaks
about the health benefits of plant-based diets, but at the same time there
is also a certain bias through out the whole book and I don't feel that
Campbell is totally honest in his approach. Even though Campbell writes
about the prevention of cardiovascular diseases he fails to mention the
Seven Countries Study, the Lyon Heart Study, Greece and Crete. Even the
Mediterranean diet is not mentioned at all, which is strange as Campbell
speaks very strongly in favor of the Ornish diet and its benefits in the
cardiovascular diseases. Campbell also passes the omega-3 fatty acids and
fish oils very briefly and with contempt. If the book were mainly about
China, these defects might be understandable, but the book is not. I would
say that it is a book worth of reading but with certain reservations.

--
Juhana



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