The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health
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There is no doubt about it – “western style” diets cause heart disease, obesity, cancers, etc. The “dieases of civilisation” as they call them. But how any decent scientist can draw the conclusions they do in the China Study is beyond me.
The idea that animal products cause cancer and other diseases is rediculous. The foods in the Western Diet that cause the cancers, the heart diseases are the highly processed foods that we tend to eat. They are high in sugar or high in sugar and fat (the worst combo there is). They have no nutritional value you to them except empty calories – ice-cream, soft drinks, cakes, pastries, pasta, rice, etc.
You can’t eat the above types of foods and expect to be healthy. Considering most in the west eat those sorts of foods AND animal products doesn’t mean that animal food is the villan.
I take the view that we should all eat what we are biologically evolved to eat. And for most of the 800,000 or so years homo-sapiens have been around, we have been hunter-gatherers. The hunting being the primary source of food. We are designed to eat protein and fat but not highly processed foods like bread – which has only really been available to us in the last 10,000 years. No where near long enough for us to evolve properly to handle.
I would agree with the authors pronouncement to avoid milk – modern milk is so processed that it’s no good. I’m sure they’d agree that proper raw, unprocessed milk is ok. They like their raw food. Why not raw meat then?
Let’s say we put all the readers of this book on an island for a year. We give half of them nothing but protein and fats for that year. The other half gets all carbohydrates — no protein, no fat. That group, the carb-only group, would be dead in a year. The other group will do just fine.
The actual dietary requirement for carbs in the diet is zero. Now, does that mean we should eat zero carbohydrates? No. There are incredibly important things in carbohydrate-containing foods such as phytochemicals, flavonoids, vitamins, minerals, anti-inflammatories and all kinds of stuff we desperately need for optimal health.
But is there a physiological need for the metabolism to have carbohydrates in the diet? No. There is, however, a physiological need for glucose. The brain needs a certain amount of glucose per day. But, the body can make that amount of glucose just fine from fatty acids and proteins.
So avoid process foods, sugars and the like and you’ll be fine.
Rating: 1 / 5
Very interesting reading about the effects on our health of what we eat. Also about what we can expect from official organisms (which are supposed to take care of ourselves). I miss, however, something else about the way of preparing the food. It provides a list of what you should eat, but there is no information about the way of preparing it: is it the same eating raw, steamed or fried?
Rating: 5 / 5
I came across the book by accident and am now so glad I did. What an eye opener. I have an interest in Buddhism and non-meat diets but could never really find the hook that would turn me away from a healthy diet that includes meat. I have no trouble with that now. This is with out doubt a book of it’s time. If you want to save the world go green. If you want to save yourself read this book. I would recommended this book to anyone who wants to live a healthy life.
Rating: 5 / 5
The book arrived in a timely manner and in excellent condition.This book is a serious book that could positively change your life..I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in health matters.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a must read for anyone who cares about their own health – or the nation’s. I won’t spoil the read by spilling the conclusions, but don’t confuse this with the horde of pseudo-scientific dietary guides. Top science, plenty of practical advice – and an insight or two into the “industrial-dietary complex” that keeps us over fed and undernourished.
Rating: 5 / 5