Guest guest Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 I article I forwarded earlier actually goes on to state that even cancer rates are lower today, as are arthritis and arteriosclerosis. What seems to be the main factors: 1. good childhood nutrition - which seems to mean primarily adequate calories, protein and fat rather than huge amounts of whole grains and veggies (NOTE: the balance tips depending on how one lives in one's later years, but even if you are obese, modern fatties still fare better than premodern fatties.) 2. prevention and treatment of infectious childhood diseases (NOTE: I would take exception to the idea that vaccines played the largest role in this; evidence suggest public health measures such as clean water and good sanitation were the key; however these measures were developed to address infectious disease and were based upon the new idea at the time of germs.) As an aside, I would add that the strikingly good health of the chinese over the centuries in comparison to some of their neighbors may have more to do with eating a diet with adequate meat in addition to being fairly adept at treating acute illnesses. Chinese Herbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 30, 2006 Report Share Posted July 30, 2006 , < wrote: > > > As an aside, I would add that the strikingly good health of the > chinese over the centuries in comparison to some of their neighbors > may have more to do with eating a diet with adequate meat in addition > to being fairly adept at treating acute illnesses. > Dr. Colin Campbell, author of " The China STudy " actually found the opposite in a 20 year nutritional study in China: the more animal protein people ingested, the higher rates of diseases, including cancer. See http://www.thechinastudy.com/about.html " The research project culminated in a 20-year partnership of Cornell University, Oxford University, and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, a survey of diseases and lifestyle factors in rural China and Taiwan. More commonly known as the China Study, " this project eventually produced more than 8000 statistically significant associations between various dietary factors and disease. " The findings? " People who ate the most animal-based foods got the most chronic disease … People who ate the most plant-based foods were the healthiest and tended to avoid chronic disease. These results could not be ignored, " said Dr. Campbell. In The China Study, Dr. Campbell details the connection between nutrition and heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, and also its ability to reduce or reverse the risk or effects of these deadly illnesses. The China Study also examines the source of nutritional confusion produced by powerful lobbies, government entities, and irresponsible scientists. " Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Unfortunately, this website (www.thechinastudy.com) is blocked in China. David Klatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 , David Klatt <daodeyao wrote: > > Unfortunately, this website (www.thechinastudy.com) is > blocked in China. > > David Klatt > Hi David, if you like you can read a bit more about the book on the Amazon pages: http://tinyurl.com/z4m7a Regards, Tom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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