We eat too much meat and too many processed foods. The consequences are unmistakable. Chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer, and heart disease are on the rise worldwide. The direct links between our diet and the development of many chronic diseases have long been scientifically proven. The renowned nutritionist T. Colin Campbell led the most comprehensive study on diet, lifestyle, and disease in the history of biomedical research, known as the China Study. This extensively revised and updated edition demonstrates that a plant-based diet can prevent the onset of cancer, rheumatism, high blood pressure, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity. These diseases can also be effectively fought with a natural plant-based diet.