T. Colin Campbell
T. Colin Campbell | |
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 Campbell speaking in 2013 | |
| Born | March 14, 1934 |
| Education | B.S. (1956), pre-veterinary medicine, Pennsylvania State University Veterinary school, one year, University of Georgia M.S. (1958), nutrition and biochemistry, Cornell University Ph.D. (1961), biochemistry, nutrition, and microbiology, Cornell University |
| Occupation | Nutritional biochemist |
| Notable work | The China Study (2005) |
| Relatives | Thomas M. Campbell and Nelson Campbell (sons) |
| Website | T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies |
Thomas Colin Campbell (born March 14, 1934) is an American biochemist. He works in the effect of nutrition on long-term health. He is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemistry at Cornell University.
Career
[change | change source]Campbell has become known for his advocacy of a low-fat, whole foods, plant-based diet. He is the author of over 300 research papers and three books, The China Study (2005, co-authored with his son, Thomas M. Campbell II), which became one of America's best-selling books about nutrition), Whole (2013) and The Low-Carb Fraud (2014).[1] Campbell featured in the 2011 American documentary Forks Over Knives.
His works
[change | change source]- Diet, Life-style and Mortality in China (1991)
- The China Study (2005)
- Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition (2013)
- Campbell, T. Colin, and Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr, MD. "Forks Over Knives: How a Plant-Based Diet Can Save America". Huffington Post, May 13, 2011.
- Campbell, T. Colin. "Nutrition: The Future of Medicine", The Huffington Post, October 25, 2010.
- Campbell, T. Colin. "Low Fat Diets Are Grossly Misrepresented". Huffington Post, September 28, 2010.
- Campbell, T. Colin, PhD, with Jacobson, Howard, PhD. (2014) The Low-Carb Fraud. BenBella Books. ISBN 978-1-940363-09-7
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Interview with T. Colin Campbell Archived 2013-09-06 at the Wayback Machine, author of "Whole", philly.com.
- Parker-Pope, Tara. "Nutrition Advice From the China Study", The New York Times, January 7, 2011.
- Also see Bittman, Mark. "Tough Week for Meatless Monday", The New York Times, June 29, 2011.
Other websites
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