The China Study Cookbook

by Campbell, Leanne, Ph.D.; Campbell, T. Colin

• ISBN13: 9781937856755
• ISBN10: 1937856755
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-05-07
• Publisher: Benbella Books

Summary

The China Study, with close to one million copies sold, has been hailed as one of the most important health and nutrition books ever published. It revealed that the traditional Western diet has let to our modern health crisis and the widespread growth of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Based on the most comprehensive nutrition study ever conducted, the book reveals a plant-based diet leads to optimal health with the power to halt or reverse many diseases. The China Study Cookbooktakes these scientific findings and puts them to action. Written by LeAnne Campbell Disla, daughter of The China Studyauthor Dr. T. Colin Campbell and mother of two hungry teenagers, The China Study Cookbookfeatures delicious, easily prepared plant-based recipes with no added fat and minimal sugar and salt that promote optimal health. From her Breakfast Home-Fry Hashand Fabulous Sweet Potato Enchiladasto No-Bake Peanut Butter Barsand Cheese(less) Cake, all of LeAnne's recipes follow three important principles: Optimal nutrition is based on eating food rather than nutrient supplements The closer that foods are to their native states--prepared with minimal cooking, salting, and processing--the greater the long-term health benefits of eating them It is best to choose locally and organically grown produce whenever possibleFilled with helpful tips on substitutions, keeping foods nutrient-rich, and transitioning to a plant-based diet, The China Study Cookbookshows how to transform individual health and the health of the entire family.