> 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.
>
>
>
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