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Agreed. Great piece Louis. And I want to add one more salute to Campbell. See Forks over Knives to get the low down on his story (as Esselstyn) http://www.forksoverknives.com/ Cambell was received lots of blowback from industry and Cornell for his work. . it was tough. . .and still is. read more about his fight in hos latest effort "Whole" http://www.amazon.com/Whole-Rethinking-Nutrition-Colin-Campbell/dp/1937856240 Best, Brian -----Original Message----- From: Louis Proyect <l...@panix.com> To: Activists and scholars in Marxist tradition <marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu>; Progressive Economics <pe...@lists.csuchico.edu> Sent: Fri, Aug 29, 2014 3:11 pm Subject: [Pen-l] Feedback on "Cancer, Politics and Capitalism" > Dear Louis Proyect, > > I am a big fan of your blog. I just read Cancer, Politics and > Capitalism on Counterpunch. I just had a quick comment for you about > it. But quickly, having studied chemistry and earth science, and > after having watched my mother die from lymphoma, I am particularly > interested in the intersection of hard science research in relation > to diet and cancer. > > You write in your recent article: > > "Nutritionists are always urging us to eat fruits and vegetables, > especially those with anti-oxidant properties such as blueberries and > cabbage but there has never been a rigorous study of diet and cancer. > This has a lot to do with the near impossibility of conducting a > demographically representative study of the effects of eating “good” > food and bad." > > One of the most rigorous studies of diet and cancer was conducted by > Dr. T. Colin Campbell in a book he wrote that summarizes the studies > findings, called The China Study. Here's a Youtube video of one of > his presentations: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfsT-qYeqGM&noredirect=1 > > Check it out. > > Best, Chris > > > Here's Dr. Campbell's full BIO: > > > Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry > (Cornell) & Author of The China Study. Startling Implications for > Diet, Weight Loss and Long Term Health (Campbell TC and Campbell, TM > II, 2005) > > T. Colin Campbell, who was trained at Cornell (M.S., Ph.D.) and MIT > (Research Associate) in nutrition, biochemistry and toxicology, spent > 10 years on the faculty of Virginia Tech's Department of Biochemistry > and Nutrition before returning to the Division of Nutritional > Sciences at Cornell in 1975 where he presently holds his Endowed > Chair (now Emeritus). > > His principal scientific interests, which began with his graduate > training in the late 1950's, has been on the effects of nutritional > status on long term health, particularly on the causation of cancer. > He has conducted original research both in laboratory experiments and > in large-scale human studies; has received over 70 grant-years of > peer-reviewed research funding (mostly NIH), has served on several > grant review panels of multiple funding agencies, has lectured > extensively, and has authored over 300 research papers. Also, he a) > coordinated a USAID-supported technical assistance program for a > nationwide nutrition program for malnourished pre-school age children > in the Philippines (1966-74), b) organized and directed a > multi-national project responsible for nationwide surveys of diet, > lifestyle and mortality in the People's Republic of China > (1983-present), c) was a co-author and member of National Academy of > Science's expert panels on saccharin carcinogenicity (1978); food > safety policy (1978-79); diet, nutrition and cancer (1981-82); > research recommendations on diet, nutrition and cancer (1982-83); and > food labeling policy (1989-1990), d) was the organizer and Co-Chair > (but listed as Senior Science Advisor) of the World Cancer Research > Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research report on international > diet and cancer recommendations (1993-1997), e) was the principal > witness for the National Academy of Sciences in two Federal Trade > Commission hearings on issues concerning product-specific health > claims (1984-1986), f) was Visiting Scholar at the Radcliffe > Infirmary, University of Oxford/England (1985-1986), g) was the > Senior Science Advisor for the American Institute for Cancer > Research/World Cancer Research Fund (1983-1987, 1992-1997), h) > presently holds an Honorary Professorships at the Chinese Academy of > Preventive Medicine and i) is on the Research Advisory Board of the > Chinese Institute of Nutritional Sciences in the Chinese Academy of > Science, the government’s leading institution responsible for > nutrition research and policy in China and is an Advisory Professor > of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He is the recipient of several > awards, both in research and citizenship. In summary, he has > conducted original research investigation both in experimental animal > and human studies, and has actively participated in the development > of national and international nutrition policy. > > > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list pe...@lists.csuchico.edu https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.csbs.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
