T. Colin Campbell
PhD. Nutritional biochemist (Cornell), co-author of The China Study (2005).
Campbell led the China–Cornell–Oxford project and studied protein and cancer in animals. His research centres on protein and cancer; what he offers on weight comes from population and rat data.
Whose words we use: His papers and his own recorded talks.
Evidence behind the weight-loss advice: Ecological and animal studies.
Positions by topic
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Calorie density
Choosing foods with fewer calories per pound is the main way to lose weight without counting calories.
Partly agreesCampbell argues that people on low-fat plant diets can eat more calories and still weigh less. He credits mostly physical activity, plus a possible extra calorie burn on low-protein diets seen in rats, and calls lasting calorie restriction close to impossible for most people.
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Nuts and seeds
Nuts and seeds should be cut out or strictly limited for weight loss.
No clear statement foundNo clear statement found in our sources. We list nothing rather than guess.
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Oil
Added oil should be cut out completely for weight loss.
No clear statement foundNo clear statement found in our sources. We list nothing rather than guess.