Book Review Plant-Based Articles - Center for Nutrition Studies https://nutritionstudies.org/t/book-review/ Food. Science. Health. Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:20:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 Cancer Is Not the End: How a Plant-Based Diet Helped Carlos Manage Prostate Cancer https://nutritionstudies.org/cancer-is-not-the-end-how-a-plant-based-diet-helped-manage-carlos-prostate-cancer/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 14:00:35 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=40827 Eleven years ago, Carlos was diagnosed with “untreatable” cancer. He discovered the power of nutrition, as recorded in his book, Testimony of Life.

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Written by Carlos Manuel González.

]]> Busting Nutrition Myths: How Plant-Based Diets Are Healthy for Children & Families https://nutritionstudies.org/busting-nutrition-myths-how-plant-based-diets-are-healthy-for-children-families/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 18:01:32 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=38300 In the Center for Nutrition Studies’ upcoming Plant Forward Virtual Workshop Series, Dr. Shah will share her insights into how to make a whole food, plant-based diet sustainable for you and your family. Read more about her work and her most recent book, co-authored with Brenda Davis, RD. Nutrition can be a controversial topic. Doctors, … Continued

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Written by Isabel Lu.

]]> Book Excerpt: I Am Not a Tractor! How Florida Farmworkers Took On the Fast Food Giants and Won https://nutritionstudies.org/book-excerpt-i-am-not-a-tractor-how-florida-farmworkers-took-on-the-fast-food-giants-and-won/ Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:04:22 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=38032 How did the modest tomato not only help increase farm workers’ wages but also improve their safety and working conditions? This excerpt from the book I Am Not a Tractor! How Florida Farmworkers Took On the Fast Food Giants and Won gives you a teaser into just that.

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Written by Susan L. Marquis, PhD.

]]> Book Review: I Am Not a Tractor! How Florida Farmworkers Took On the Fast Food Giants and Won https://nutritionstudies.org/book-review-i-am-not-a-tractor-how-florida-farmworkers-took-on-the-fast-food-giants-and-won/ Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:00:01 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=37663 Food is something we all need, yet the farmworkers who provide our food have historically been treated less than human. Susan Marquis, author of I Am Not a Tractor!, examines how real change can happen when the voiceless are given a microphone.

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Written by Colleen Alexander, MA.

]]> Food for Thought Series: Redefining Science as a Whole https://nutritionstudies.org/food-for-thought-series-redefining-science-as-a-whole/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:19:47 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=33836 Reductionism is the dominant paradigm of science today. It is time to break the chains of reductionism and free science from its profit-driven prison.

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Written by Sia Hurst.

]]> Food for Thought Series: Assessing the Truth Behind Nutrition & Health Claims https://nutritionstudies.org/food-for-thought-series-assessing-the-truth-behind-nutrition-health-claims/ Sat, 26 Dec 2020 17:00:44 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=33602 The confusion surrounding health claims, and especially claims about the role of nutrition in specific diseases, like type 2 diabetes, can be overwhelming and sometimes discouraging. It often takes great personal responsibility and effort to assess the truth of competing claims. But even then—where do you begin?

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Written by Sia Hurst.

]]> ‘The Plant Paradox’ by Steven Gundry MD– A Commentary https://nutritionstudies.org/the-plant-paradox-by-steven-grundy-md-commentary/ Wed, 23 Aug 2017 13:34:15 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=17000/ T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas Campbell, MD address Steven Gundry, MD’s claim that lectins are the culprit of our ills.

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Written by T. Colin Campbell, PhD and Thomas Campbell, MD.

]]> Selling Fat: The Recipe for a Low-Carb Diet Book https://nutritionstudies.org/selling-fat-recipe-low-carb-diet-book/ Tue, 03 May 2016 16:38:40 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=12728 Dr. Tom Campbell explores the most recent wave of popular nutrition information claiming a high-fat diet is the key to weight loss.

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Written by Thomas Campbell, MD.

]]> Creating Diet And Health Mythology, ‘Eat Fat, Get Thin’ https://nutritionstudies.org/creating-diet-and-health-mythology-eat-fat-get-thin/ Wed, 23 Mar 2016 18:17:34 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=12606 Myth-buster Hyman’s claim that fat is good, not bad, is the principal basis for this entire book.

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Written by T. Colin Campbell, PhD.

]]> Commentary on Dr. John Kelly’s book – Stop Feeding Your Cancer https://nutritionstudies.org/controlling-cancer-isnt-it-time-to-try-something-new/ Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:57:35 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=11603 It is no surprise that many medical professionals are reluctant to entertain the idea of actually testing the impact of a whole food, plant-based diet on volunteer cancer patients.

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Written by T. Colin Campbell, PhD.

]]> Imaginary Science: Commentary on ‘The New Atkins for a New You’ https://nutritionstudies.org/imaginary-science-commentary-new-atkins-new/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:08:51 +0000 http://nutritionstudies.org/?p=4774 Although the authors of this book certainly promote a message that they believe is scientifically valid and useful and although a very large number of people agree with them, I take exception, for several reasons.

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Written by T. Colin Campbell, PhD.

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