IN 0 E X 415poveny, diseases of. See diseases of poverty
Preston, Rachel, 53
Pritikin Center, 139, 152-53
progesterone, 160
prolactin, 88
prostate cancer, 3, 177-81,300-302,367
prostate specific antigen (PSA), 177
protein
about, 27-28
aflatoxin, 51-59, 54
amino acids, 29-30
blood cholesterol, 80
body size, 102-3
cancer development, 36-37, 51, 65
carcinogens, 47, 53
enzymes, 51-53,51-53
foci development, 54-59,55,57,60
government dietary recommendations,
58,258,306-9
in India, 47
liver cancer,S, 36-37, 47
meat, 28
in the Philippines, 34
quality of, 30-31, 102-4
scientific studies, 351-52
See also animal-based protein; casein;
gluten; high-protein diet; low-
protein diet; plant-based protein;
soy protein
protein gap, 31-33
Protein Power. See high-protein diet
proteins, 29
PSA (prostate specific antigen), 177
puberty. See menarche
Public Nutrition Information Committee,
254-68,256-59
Purdue University, 32
Pyramid Cafe, 293
Pyramid Explorations, 293
R
recommended daily allowance
(RDA). See government dietary
recommendations
rectum, cancer of the. See large bowel
cancer
reductionism, 271 , 272, 286-87, 300
research, theory and practice, 38, 193,
284-88,296-98,317,334,353-59
retinol, 216
rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile, 199
rice, 32
Rice, John, 43
risk factors for disease, 114, 160, 160-61,
189
Robbins, John, xv-xvi, 239-40
Roberts, Bill, 79
Robertson, W G., 212
Roche, 312
Rubner, Max, 285
saccharin, 44, 253
sanitation. See diseases of poverty
School Lunch and Breakfast programs,
312-13,317-18
schools, 292-95, 317-18
Schulsinger, David, 59
scientific community's resistance to
change, 120-21,260,265-66,287
scientific controversy, 192-94, 208-10
scientific or research committees, 253-68
scientific studies
alternative medicine, 334
Alzheimer's disease, 221
animal experimentation, 351-52
breast cancer, 21, 167-68,272-85
cancer, 53-67, 84,181-82,260-61,
351-52
causes of disease, 334
in China, 21-22
CLA,296-98
cognitive impairment, 219-20
diabetes, 149-53, 188-97
diet and nutrition, 53-67, 84,126-30,
181-82,203-4,253-68,260-61
food industry, 296-98, 299
funding, 291,315
heart disease, 112, 114-15, 117-19,324
in India, 47
industry attention, funding or
influence,255-68,291,332-34