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The China Study Myth

Flaws in the Vegan Bible

By Denise Minger

he year 2006 marked an event that rocked the
world of nutrition (as well as the walls of Whole

TFoods): the release of The China Study by T. Colin
Campbell. Printed by a small publishing company known

for other scientific masterpieces such as The Psychology
of the Simpsons and You Do Not Talk About Fight Club,

Campbell’s book quickly hit the word-of-mouth circuit
and skyrocketed towards bestseller status, with sales

exceeding half a million copies to date.
The premise is that all animal foods—ranging from Chicken McNuggets
to a filet of wild-caught salmon—are responsible for modern ailments like
heart disease and cancer. Such diseases, the book claims, can generally be
prevented or even cured by shunning animal products and eating a diet of
whole, unprocessed plant foods instead.

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