The China Study by Thomas Campbell

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the benefits of a plant-based diet will last for years if the same diet is

continued.l9

These are examples of some very dramatic research, but they only

scratch the surface of all the supporting research that has been done.

One scientific paper reviewed nine publications citing the use of high-

carbohydrate, high-fiber diets and two more standard-carbohydrate,

high-fiber diets to treat diabetic patients.2o All eleven studies resulted

in improved blood sugar and cholesterol levels. (Dietary fiber supple-

ments, by the way, although beneficial, did not have same consistent

effects as a change to a plant-based, whole foods dietYl

THE PERSISTENCE OF HABIT

As you can see by these findings, we can beat diabetes. Two recent
studies considered a combination of diet and exercise effects on this
diseaseY' 23 One study placed 3,234 non-diabetic people at risk for dia-
betes (elevated blood sugar) into three different groupsY One group,
the control, received standard dietary information and a drug placebo
(no effect), one received the standard dietary information and the drug
metformin, and a third group received "intensive" lifestyle intervention,
which included a moderately low-fat diet and exercise plan to lose at
least 7% of their weight. After almost three years, the lifestyle group had