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obeSity, 13-14, 13-14, 135-38, 140
O'Connor, Torn, 66, 270
Olson, Bob, 255-60, 265
omega-3 fatty acids, 281-82
oranges, 302-3
amish, Dean, 129-33
osteoporosis, 21,180-81,204-11,207,
209 ,329,349
ovarian cancer, 162
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PAHs (polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons), 165-66
Palmer, Sushma, 262
pancreatic cancer, 66
pangamic acid, 252
Papua New Guinea, 115
parathyroid hormone, 365
Pariza, Michael, 290 , 297-98
Parkinson's disease, 199
PCBs, 165-66
peanuts and peanut butter, 34-36
Peto, Sir Richard, 72, 85 , 355
Pfizer, 289, 312
pharmaceutical industry, 8, 289, 316-17,
332-34
Philippines,S, 21, 33-35
photosynthesis, 92
physicians
confusion of, 2, 334
ignorance about nutrition, 327-29
nutrition education, 327-29, 335
pharmaceutical industry, 332-34
resistance to change, 324-27, 331,
336,339
See also medical schools
Physician's Committee for Responsible
Medicine, 312
plant-based diet
Alzheimer's disease, 219-20
autoimmune diseases, 349
blood cholesterol, 80-81
calorie consumption, 141
cancer, 348-49
cataracts, 217
cognitive impairment, 219-20, 349
colon cancer, 283-84
comparison with animal-based diet,
358
diabetes, 149-50, 349
dietary fat, 83
disease prevention, 203-4
environmental benefits, 239-40
eye diseases, 349
fiber, 90-91, 172
health benefits of, 21, 73-74,
348-50
heart disease, 117-19, 348-49
hormones (reproductive), 160,
160-61, 164-65
kidney stones, 349
large bowel cancer, 170-71
macular degeneration, 215-17
menopause, 167
metabolic rate, 142
nutrition, 230, 230-32
osteoporosis, 349
school lunch program, 318
scientific studies, 126-27, 129-30,
203-4
stroke, 220-21
throughout history, 344-45
weight loss, 138-42
what to eat, 141,242-48,243
plant-based protein
blood cholesterol, 80
cancer, 6, 59-60
in China, 274
health benefits of, 30-31
heart disease, 119
tumor development, 66
in the United States, 274
See also gluten; soy protein
plant food industry, 300-302
See also food industry
plaque, 112-14
Plato, 344-45
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs), 165-66
polyps, 175-76
pooled analysis, 284-85
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