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
T. Colin Campbellamazon.com
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
High protein intake, as I explained, causes the activation of the growth hormone receptor, which in turn increases the levels of insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), whose altered concentrations are associated with diabetes and cancer,
The other Blue Zones also featured a predominantly plant-based diet. None of them were fully vegan or vegetarian, but meat and dairy and eggs were luxuries enjoyed regularly only by the wealthy, and just on festivals and special occasions by everyone else.
One of the most common myths about high protein is that it drives kidney disease. No scientific research supports this notion.
Study after study kept turning up the same types of correlations between animal protein, saturated fat, obesity, and chronic illness.
High-fat dairy products have low levels of the objectionable casein protein,