412 THE CHINA STUDYLifestyle Heart Trial (Lifestyle Project),
129-30
linoleic acid, 296-99
liver cancer
aflatoxin poisoning, 21, 35-36, 49
blood cholesterol, 104
casein, 63, 63-65, 64
in China, 104
HBV (hepatitis B virus), 62-65, 63,
64, 104
nutrition, 66
protein,S, 36-37, 47
local theory of disease, 343-44
low-carbohydrate diet. See high-protein
diet
low-cholesterol diet, 117-19
low-fat diet, 164-65
calorie consumption, 99-102
diabetes, 149-55
foods, 275-76
heart disease, 117-19
multiple sclerosis, 195
scientific studies, 129-30
low-protein diet
aflatoxin, 53
calorie consumption, 99-102
cancer development, 53
HBV (hepatitis B virus), 63-65
tumor development, 60-61
lung cancer, 189
lupus, 199
lutein, 217
lycopene,93,300-302
Lyman, Howard, xiii-xiv, 27
lysine, 32
M
Macilwain, George, 343-44
macronutrients, 29
macular degeneration, 215-17
mammary cancer. See breast cancer
mammography, 163
marketing strategies, xv; 292-95
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT), 32
McCay, Major, 29
McDonald's, 258, 274, 289
McDougall, John, 324, 329-32, 334-38
McDougall Plan, The, 324
McGovern, George, 83, 252-53
Mead Johnson Nutritionals, 312
meat, 28
See also animal-based diet; animal-
based protein
meat industry, 255-68, 290-98
See also food industry
mechanisms of action, 41, 199-200
medical care. See health care system
medical industry
alternative medicine, 252
resistance to change, 267, 324-27, 339
medical journals, 333
Medical Nutrition Curriculum Initiative,
328
medical schools, 328-35
Medicare, 313
menarche, 87-88,160
menopause, 87-88, 160, 160,167-68
menstruation, 87, 160
metabolic rate, 142
metanalysis, 41
micronutrients, 29
milk
autoimmune diseases, 186
diabetes, 187-94, 190
diet and nutrition, 30
marketing strategies, 292-95
multiple sclerosis, 196, 197
See also casein; dairy foods; dairy
industry
minerals, 29
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of
Technology), 32
mixed function oxidase, 51
M&M Mars Co., 310
molds. See aflatoxin
molecular mimicry, 186
Morrison, Lester, 117-19
Moses, Edwin, 23
Mulder, Gerhard, 27
Multicenter Lifestyle Demonstration
Project, 130