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  <title><![CDATA[The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;Referred to as the &quot;Grand Prix of epidemiology&quot; by &lt;i&gt;The New York Times&lt;/i&gt;, this study examines more than 350 variables of health and nutrition with surveys from 6,500 adults in more than 2,500 counties across China and Taiwan, and conclusively demonstrates the link between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. While revealing that proper nutrition can have a dramatic effect on reducing and reversing these ailments as well as curbing obesity, this text calls into question the practices of many of the current dietary programs, such as the Atkins diet, that are widely popular in the West. The politics of nutrition and the impact of special interest groups in the creation and dissemination of public information are also discussed.&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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  <date_added>Wed Aug 13 16:49:45 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I haven’t read the whole thing yet.  I have skipped around a bit and I probably won’t finish it.   I am reading it because my sister in law read it and wanted my opinion.  At first I had an open mind about what he had to say, but the further I got in to it the less I liked it.  The first thing w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30076371">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Thu Jun 12 20:23:28 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 28 08:15:48 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[An interesting read. Comparing how what we eat affects our health. Brad and I mostly skimmed it. I think the author makes alot of assumptions. He is trying to convince us to be vegans, but cannot prove that NO animal products is the better that 10% animal products. What it did was make us go back to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24379497">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Nov 14 11:17:59 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 19 14:09:19 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book details one study after another that demonstrate the health benefits of eating a plant-based diet and/or the negative effects of animal protein.  I have been interested in this subject lately, so the information in the book was good  BUT  so very boring to read, no practical applications p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37727280">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="3544816">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone concerned with preventing sickness]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 26 04:23:34 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 26 04:29:13 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow!  Time to start cutting down on animal protein!  This is a well supported (with real scientific evidence) on the dangers of eating animal protein...from cancers, to arthritis to osteoporosis.  It also provides good insight into how some in the scientific community, government and industry work t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3544816">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="36334813">
    <user id="647499">
    <name><![CDATA[Brooke]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Fort Worth, TX]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 27 15:48:29 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Dec 30 09:52:48 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is based on years of research, both in the real world and in labs. It is basically about the remarkable relationship between the foods we eat and cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and other illnesses. It is information that food companies, doctors, drug companies, etc. don't want you to kno...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36334813">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="44757388">
    <user id="170671">
    <name><![CDATA[Jonathan]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jan 29 09:51:59 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jan 29 10:02:33 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The most important book I've read in a long time.  Changed the way I eat.  Strongly recommended, if you're interested in the latest research on nutrition and health, disease, cancer, energy, and longevity.  <br/><br/>I came to this with an eager and open mind, since it was highly recommended by so...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44757388">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="53232714">
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    <name><![CDATA[Tamra]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Apr 19 10:46:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jun 22 19:09:32 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[In laymen's terms, the author, researcher T. Colin Compbell, PhD, demonstrates how animal proteins and animal based diets directly contribute to elevated cholesterol levels, blood pressure levels, and &quot;diseases of affluence.&quot; <br/><br/>Diseases of affluence include heart disease, breast ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53232714">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="27553348">
    <user id="1320412">
    <name><![CDATA[Alison]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone who eats food]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Mon Jul 21 14:42:02 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 17 14:08:02 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jul 21 14:42:02 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow. I mean...wow. This book should be required reading for anyone who...well... eats (<em>especially</em> the average American). I just finished listening to the audio version, and I'm ready to go back to track 1 and give it second go. I'll probably get the print version at some point, for reference, but I'...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27553348">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="20771603">
    <user id="1102467">
    <name><![CDATA[Lauren]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[people who are genuinely interested in health and nutrition]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Apr 23 00:18:02 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 03 09:26:56 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[To go from a dairy farmer who went to college to learn how to make animals produce more milk and meat, to a human nutrition expert promoting a whole foods, plant-based diet as the key to human health and disease prevention represents a remarkable shift in beliefs, career path, and personal behavior....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20771603">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="13672491">
    <user id="837522">
    <name><![CDATA[Maren]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Houston, TX]]></location>        
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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Julie]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Tue Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Jan 26 18:36:30 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 25 20:29:28 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[First of all, I have to say that this is not light reading.  There are plenty of books out there with a similar message that give more of the &quot;how-to.&quot;  This book is for people obsessed with the &quot;why.&quot;<br/><br/>I must admit that I intently read the section about the link of nut...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13672491">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="5132703">
    <user id="87791">
    <name><![CDATA[Linus]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone wanting to be/stay/return to a healthy life]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 26 11:46:07 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Sep 10 05:31:09 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow. What an impressive book! This book looks at what ails us and what is truly the cause. Based on well over 750 studies done over a 35 year period by various researchers, doctors, etc. it highlights the true cause of many of our cancers, diabetes, aches and pains: animal protein. This isn't a &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5132703">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46097599">
    <user id="465910">
    <name><![CDATA[Claire]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Feb 11 19:03:32 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 11 19:11:02 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[EVERYONE should read this book.  Seriously, <em>everyone</em>!  It lays out well-documented reasons to eat a plant-based diet, touching on the relationship between nutrition and cancer, heart disease, diabetes, as well as other diseases.  T. Colin Campbell reached this conclusion after years of nutrition res...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46097599">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42023395">
    <user id="1338582">
    <name><![CDATA[Cassandra]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Austin, TX]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Vegans, Nutrition Enthusiasts ]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Rosa-maria Didonato]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Jan 05 16:57:06 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 05 17:06:54 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm not going to finish this book. I found it kind of boring. This book is like a wet dream for vegans. It explains an extensive amount of research from the mid-70s on that may prove that animal protein causes cancer. The author and head researcher describes the methods that led to his discoveries. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42023395">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46003779">
    <user id="1078600">
    <name><![CDATA[Jenna]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 10 21:08:58 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Feb 10 21:13:09 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A gritty scientific approach to the relationship between diet and disease. Scientific citations abound. It combines his work with the work of many others from fields looking at cancer, cardiovascular, etc. diseases and their correlations to various foods. This book is oft-cited by other books of the...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46003779">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="8422305">
    <user id="127772">
    <name><![CDATA[Kerry]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Oct 29 22:45:38 -0700 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Nov 04 23:51:05 -0800 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Part memoir (detailed description of his professional background), part research report (full of data and his conclusions), part conspiracy theory (regarding the government and the food industry), and part vegetarian propaganda (&quot;avoid ALL animal-based food!!!&quot;), this 400+ page tome can be...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/8422305">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="46620580">
    <user id="1567267">
    <name><![CDATA[Christina]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Broomes Island, MD]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Feb 17 07:04:48 -0800 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I thoroughly enjoyed this book. People who love their meat are often turned off by it, but I he has strong scientific basis (which he conducted himself) to support what he is saying about an optimal diet. After reading this book I know that I will no longer have any problems with weight. Also, I fou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14793659">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was sent to me by a friend apparently concerned about my lifestyle.  It purports to glean from a massive Chinese statistical examination of nutrition and health the keys to a long and cancer free life.  Campbell regularly thumps his academic chest emphasizing the scientific rigor he brings...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73139105">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was quite an eye-opener.  The author makes a very convincing case for making drastic dietary changes.   It's a shame that his research has been mostly ignored and shunned by most of mainstream America.  A lot of this is because of the power special interests have in American society. <br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70144425">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well if anyone wanted support for a vegetarian diet, this is it.  Colin and his son Tom, weave a dense detailed treatise, showing how a plant based diet decreases and even heals cancer,  heart disease, diabetes, macular degeneration.  The book is based on Colin’s work with the Chinese government i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69732712">more...</a>]]></body>
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