The China Study: Revised and Expanded Edition: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health by T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell II

The China Study: Revised and Expanded Edition, by T. Colin Campbell, is a monumental book filled with one of the most comprehensive studies of nutrition ever conducted. It is the sum of more than 40 years of work with incredible implications for diet, weight loss and long-term health. Campbell’s work has been embraced by many in the health and nutrition industry as invaluable to the pursuit of optimal health, and the repercussions of his findings have been extensive.

The China Study began back in 1977, when Campbell, a professor of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University, and his team of researchers were invited to take part in a huge investigation of diet, lifestyle and disease in rural China. This is widely considered to be the most comprehensive examination of the links between diet and the development of chronic diseases ever conducted.

The study focused on 6,500 adults located in 65 widely dispersed rural Chinese villages. Campbell and his team collected an immense amount of information, far more than had been gathered before. This included information on blood and urine samples of the participants as well as their diets, lifestyles and mortality.

The results of the study blew the lid off the standard nutritional thinking at the time. It revealed a connection between the amount of animal protein in the diet, the disease rates of the participants, and their overall mortality rate. The study pointed to a simple, but powerful truth – that diets high in animal protein increase the risk of major chronic diseases, including cancer and heart disease. Campbell concluded that plant-based diets are the healthiest option and the key to lasting health.

The China Study has been the basis of much research and debate in the nutrition field. Its advances in the study of diet and nutrition have been groundbreaking, and its implications for the health of individuals and society as a whole are vast. Campbell’s findings challenge the conventional wisdom on weight loss, nutrition, and health, and provide definitive evidence that a plant-based diet is the key to achieving optimal health.

In this revised and expanded edition of The China Study, Campbell has updated the findings of the original study, incorporated the latest developments in nutritional research, and provided accessible summaries of the work of other scientists in the field. He also offers readers practical advice on how to incorporate his findings into their own lives.

The China Study: Revised and Expanded Edition is an indispensible resource for anyone who is interested in learning about the science of nutrition and its profound implications for our health. It is an exhaustively researched book that is packed with invaluable information, and it is sure to have an impact on generations to come.