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vitamin D, 179-81
See also dairy foods
animal-based protein
biomarkers, 88-89
blood cholesterol, 80, 173
calcium, 205
cancer, 367
in China, 274
dietary fat, 276-78, 278
heart disease, 119 , 120
IGF-l (Insulin-like Growth Fac tor
1),367
kidney stones, 212-14,2 13
osteoporosis, 205-8
quality of protein, 30
in the United States, 274
urinary calcium, 206, 214
vitamin D, 200, 365-67, 366
animal experimentation, 45 , 48, 62-64,
67,351-52
animal foods industry, 252, 255-68
See also food industry
antigens, 185-86
antioxidants, 3, 66, 92-93, 214-17,
219-20,301-2
Applebaum, Howard, 258
apples, 43
Appleton, Scott, 54
arthritis, 199 , 210,338
artificial sweeteners, 44
ascorbic acid, 93
atherosclerosis, 117
Atkins Center for Complementary
Medicine, 96-97
Atkins Diet. See high-protein diet
Atwater, Wilbur 0., 28
Auburn University, 32
autoimmune diseases, 183-87, 184, 199-
201,237,349
See also diabetes; multiple sclerosis
Autret, M., 33
B
B-cells, 185
Bauman, Dale, 297-98, 300
Baxter Healthcare Corporation, 328
beta-amylOid, 219, 221
beta-carotene, 93, 94 , 229
biomarkers, 21, 88-89, 94, 199
blood cholesterol, 77 ,106-7
animal-based protein, 80, 173
breast cancer, 87
cancer, 78-79
diabetes, 149-55, 152, 154
diet and nutrition, 80-81
heart disease, 114-15
liver cancer, 104
blood sugar. See diabetes
BMD (bone mineral density), 210
BMI (body mass index), 100, 135-36,
136
body fat, 78
body mass index (BMI), 100, 135-46,136
body size, 102-4
bone mineral density (BMD), 210
bovine serum albumin (BSA), 188
BRCA 1 and 2,158,162
breast cancer
alcohol, 281
biomarkers, 21
blood cholesterol, 87
bone mineral density, 210
casein, 65
in China, 70
death rates, 275
diet and nutrition, 65 , 84-86, 85-89,
271-83, 285
dietary fat, 83-89, 84-86, 271-75,275
estrogen, 87-88, 160-61, 164
genetic predispOSition to, 158, 161-62
hormone replacement therapy (HRT),
166-67
hormones (reproductive), 3, 87-88,
160, 164, 167-68
menarche, 87
risk factors, 160, 160-61
scientific studies, 21, 167-68, 272-85
survival rates, 163
tamoxifen, 163-64
in the United States, 71 , 79
See also BRCA 1 and 2
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, 328