About the Author
T. Colin Campbell was born in 1934. He studied pre-veterinary medicine at Pennsylvania State University, where he obtained his B.S. in 1956, then attended veterinary school at the University of Georgia for a year. He completed his M.S. in nutrition and biochemistry at Cornell in 1958, where he show more studied under Clive McCay (known for his research on nutrition and aging), and his Ph.D. in nutrition, biochemistry, and microbiology in 1961, also at Cornell. Campbell has followed a 99 percent vegan diet since around 1990. Campbell joined MIT as a research associate, then worked for 10 years in the Virginia Tech Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, before returning to Cornell in 1975 to join its Division of Nutritional Sciences. He has worked as a senior science adviser to the American Institute for Cancer Research, and sits on the advisory board of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. He is known in particular for research, derived in part from the China Project, that appears to link the consumption of animal protein with the development of cancer and heart disease; he argues that casein, a protein found in milk from mammals, is "the most significant carcinogen we consume. T.Colin Campbell has written several books including Diet Life-Style and Mortality in China, Nutrition: The Future of Medicine, and Low Fat Diets Are Grossly Misrepresented. In 2013 his title Whole Rethinking the Science of Nutrition. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by T. Colin Campbell
The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet,… (2005) 1,811 copies
The Future of Nutrition: An Insider's Look at the Science, Why We Keep Getting It Wrong, and How to Start Getting… (2020) 29 copies
The China Study All-Star Collection: Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipes from Your Favorite Vegan Chefs 3 copies
Foods That Cure Disease 1 copy
Planeat 1 copy
Associated Works
The China Study Cookbook: Over 120 Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipes (2013) — Foreword, some editions — 174 copies
The China Study All-Star Collection: Whole Food, Plant-Based Recipes from Your Favorite Vegan Chefs (2014) — Introduction, some editions — 61 copies
The PlantPure Nation Cookbook: The Official Companion Cookbook to the Breakthrough Film With Over 150 Plant-Based… (2015) — Foreword, some editions — 48 copies
The PlantPure Kitchen: 130 Mouthwatering, Whole Food Recipes and Tips for a Plant-Based Life (2017) — Foreword, some editions — 17 copies
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Cornell University (MS | Nutrition and Biochemistry | 1957)
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Senior Science Advisor (American Institute for Cancer Research) - Relationships
- Campbell, Thomas M., II (son)
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