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He quotes Hippocrates in the opening of chapter 1: He who does not know food, how can he understand the diseases of man? ...so that answers half my question.
by pradocchia 17y ago
He quotes Hippocrates in the opening of chapter 1:
He who does not know food, how can he understand the diseases of man?
...so that answers half my question.
I'm about a third of the way through now. I found the chapters on animal protein and the China Study very interesting and well presented.
Thank you very much. I've read a bit online re: diets, nutrition and health, and Campbell presents a very compelling argument for vegetarianism, or at least very moderate consumption of meat.
It occurs to me that traditionally cured meats have a much stronger taste, and naturally lend themselves to lower levels of consumption--just a little for flavoring, the same way one would use blue cheese. I wonder if there's more to it.
- grandalf 17y agoI'm glad you're enjoying the book! I would guess that if you're going to eat meat, eating small quantities is probably far better than eating larger quantities. Maybe at some point there will be a more detailed epidemiological study that can tell us if small quantities of meat cause proportionally less harm.