T. Colin Campbell

American biochemist · United States · On the map · Doctors · Born 1934 · age 92

Thomas Colin Campbell is an American biochemist who specializes in the effect of nutrition on long-term health. He is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University.

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2016“Almost all of us in the United States will die of diseases of affluence. We can minimise our risk of contracting deadly diseases just by eating the right food.”In their wordsT. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell II, The China Study (Revised and Expanded Edition, 2016) - Part I, Chapter 4 (Lessons from China),Read the whole statement

“Our struggle with weight is hard to miss these days. America has a weight problem. More than two out of three adult Americans are at least overweight.”In their wordsThe China Study (Revised and Expanded Edition, 2016) - Part II, Chapter 6 (Obesity), at p.125. 128.Read the whole statement

“This idea that breast cancer is [partly] centered on estrogen exposure is profound because diet plays a major role in establishing estrogen exposure.”In their wordsThe China Study (Revised and Expanded Edition, 2016) - Part II, Chapter 8 (Common Cancers), at p.151, 153, 154.Read the whole statement

“What is clear is that diets naturally high in fiber and low in animal-based foods can prevent colorectal cancer.”In their wordsThe China Study (Revised and Expanded Edition, 2016) - Part II, Chapter 8 (Common Cancers), at p.165.Read the whole statement

“These researchers explained that animal protein, unlike plant protein, increases the acid load in the body.”In their wordsThe China Study (Revised and Expanded Edition, 2016) - Part II, Chapter 10 (Wide-Ranging Effects: Bone, Kidney, Eye, and Brain Diseases),Read the whole statement

“Researchers found that a higher intake of total carotenoids was associated with a lower frequency of macular degeneration.”In their wordsThe China Study (Revised and Expanded Edition, 2016) - Part II, Chapter 10 (Wide-Ranging Effects: Bone, Kidney, Eye, and Brain Diseases),Read the whole statement

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The layperson must be [made] aware that a whole foods, plant-based (WFPB) diet is far and away the healthiest diet.
2016 · The China Study (Revised and Expanded Edition, 2016) - Part II, Chapter 5 (Broken Hearts), at p.123. 124., Own words
The second study also found that the rate of diabetes could be reduced by 58% just by modest lifestyle changes, including exercise, weight loss, and a moderately low-fat diet.
2016 · The China Study (Revised and Expanded Edition, 2016) - Part II, Chapter 7 (Diabetes), at p.145., Own words
An enormous body of evidence shows that animal-based foods are associated with prostate cancer.
2016 · The China Study (Revised and Expanded Edition, 2016) - Part II, Chapter 8 (Common Cancers), at p.169. 172., Own words