Re: T Colin Campbell: The Eight Principles of Food and Health, and The China Study summary

Extremely good post Mouseclick.

I would like to add that this is not really news as such, although very informative.

Natural Hygiene, dating back to the mid 1800's via Sylvester Graham, Robert Walters MD, Isaac Jennings MD and many others, had always preached the gospel of a plant-based diet, and to restrict if not eliminate, animal protein entirely.
This was later found to be a mistake..........

You may find these to be of interest and the reason I am now omnivorous............
http://naturalhygienesociety.org/diet2.html

http://naturalhygienesociety.org/diet3.html

http://naturalhygienesociety.org/diet.html


International Natural Hygiene Society...........

"Several members including doctors prefer Dr. Shelton's vegan (100% plant-based) diet concept from 1928, slightly modified, or even the high-fruit (fruitarian) version of this diet. Individuals using any diet are welcome in INHS.

But INHS does not recommend any vegan or fruitarian diet theories to the public. Why? Because there are too many question marks. Too many hygienists and others have died or become severely damaged using these diets for a long time. A short time is fine. But these diets are inadequate and must be supplemented (e.g. with B12 and omega-3). Dr. Shelton himself was a lacto-vegetarian (used clabbered milk), as was Dr. Esser (used goat milk), even though they preferred and promoted a diet without animal foods. The vegan and fruitarian diets can truly be called idealistic diets, not realistic diets".

AND......
"One of the prime considerations of the founders of INHS was the fact that the latest scientific research has shown serious flaws in the premise from which the earlier hygienists had taken their evidence, and based their practice. Over the years, many people had experienced serious adverse effects on the vegan diet and we felt it was important to address this. Research of people such as Dr Weston A. Price, adequately showed that healthy living was not necessarily based upon a 100% plant based diet. That in fact there could be, and was, a valid place for the use of animal products in the diet".

Dr Ben Kim: Hygienic Physician and Doctor of Chiropractic
http://chetday.com/strictvegandiet.htm


Also The Cholesterol Myth.............
http://www.ravnskov.nu/cholesterol.htm


The cause of Osteoporosis being linked to the consumption of Animal protein?
My Aunt who is 82 has Osteoporosis and has been a strict and healthy vegetarian for the greater part of her life: whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and minimal dairy.

Diet is a perplexing issue for optimal health and in preventing disease, and where I have now come round to the view that the ideal diet is indeed plant-based, but only plant-based and not exclusively so.

Apologies for the spanner in the plant-based works.

Chrisb1.

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