REVIEW: “Chinese research. Findings of the largest study on the connection between nutrition and health "Colin Campbell and Thomas Campbell

Which book would you believe more - the one in which everything is beautifully and well told and promises "amazing results in a short time", or the one in which all the data would be based on certain research and supported by numbers? There are a ton of books out there about dieting and how to live a long and healthy life, and in some you can find exactly the opposite advice. I remember well how doctors foaming at the mouth argued that butter is death, and then after a while new studies appeared that showed that it was useful in small quantities.

It is almost impossible to understand all this without special education, and we just have to be very careful to check it all on ourselves. Unfortunately, these experiments are not always safe. The book “Chinese Research. The results of the largest study of the relationship between nutrition and health”by Colin Campbell and Thomas Campbell differs from similar literature in that all conclusions were drawn on the basis of many years of research (20 years) and supported by a huge amount of statistical data with very detailed explanations.

In it you will find not only important information about the relationship of our nutrition to many diseases (cancer, diabetes, heart and autoimmune diseases), but also learn a lot about the lobby in the dairy and meat industry. Are you sure that cow's milk is healthy and only it can provide our body with the necessary amount of calcium and vitamin D?

What is this book about

The book was published in 2005, but it has only recently come down to us in translated form. Its author - Colin Campbell, the world's largest biochemist, talks about his research and the findings about the relationship between nutrition and many diseases.

It touches upon all currently painful topics - cancer, autoimmune diseases, diabetes mellitus and heart disease. And the authors associate all this with our nutrition.

We are used to hysteria about genetically modified foods, poisoned water or the whole periodic table in food. Yes, they are undoubtedly harmful. Yes, they are best avoided, but in most articles, you will not find more detailed information on exactly how they act on the body, and what is the trigger for triggering a reaction.

Colin Campbell draws on data from the China Study and its accompanying smaller work, and cites statistically significant data as an example. This means that the probability of hitting the bull's-eye is 70 to 99.9%.

This study began thanks to the initiative of Chinese Prime Minister Zhou Enlai, who was dying of cancer and was looking for salvation by involving the best specialists in the study of this problem. As a result, the study of statistics on mortality in 65 counties in China resulted in a book that changed the lives of many. In addition to studies conducted in China, data on the study of liver cancer problems in poor people in the Philippines were added here. And that's where it all started, and Campbell joined the "China Study" after that.

So what can serve as a signal to activate the growth of cancer cells? Campbell suggests animal protein is to blame, especially lactose, a protein found in cow's milk. The author also considers him to be the culprit of the increased incidence of diabetes mellitus, both type II and II, among young children.

Based on this book, the ideal diet is purely plant-based foods with the complete elimination of animal proteins. But the author in no way encourages readers to immediately go over to the side of vegetarians. He does not call anyone to anything at all. He simply presents proven facts, backed up by numbers and his own experience. And his experience is quite rich, since Colin Campbell grew up on a farm, where he always drank about two liters of whole milk a day, and breakfast without scrambled eggs and bacon was not considered the most nutritious and correct. Agree that it is quite difficult to switch from such a lifestyle to an exclusively plant-based diet.

Why are we constantly being told about the benefits of milk rich in calcium and vitamin D ?! Especially for this, the book has a separate section on lobbyists. This applies to both dairy and meat products. Everything is listed point by point. Lovers of various conspiracy theories will be especially delighted.

Why should you read it?

Because this book is thought provoking. They're not trying to sell you a fancy new diet. You are not urged to go over to the side of good with loud words. You are simply shown a causal relationship through a 20-year study. They show you the numbers and give you very understandable comments on them, which will be understood by a person who is very far from biology and medicine.

You are simply provided with the facts, and then the choice is only yours - to try, to act, or not to pay attention to the stated data.

Personally, the book made a pretty big impression on me. I do not really like fashionable diets and books that urge to urgently change something, because the more they shout at me, the more skeptical I will be about what I have written. But this book got me really thinking about the consequences of what I eat and what I feed my family.

“Chinese study. Findings of the Largest Study on the Nutrition and Health Connection, Colin Campbell & Thomas Campbell