I enjoy all of what Campbell has to offer in the realm of nutrition! Another great read if you enjoyed his other works!

I usually do not review books that I have not read cover to cover. This time around, I decided to make an exception since I read more than 3/4th before losing access to the advance reviewer's copy. Also, the content is such that more people should read it and bring it into the discussion.
The author of the book has been researching Nutrition for years and has clearly stated how he and many of his family members have incorporated his findings into their daily lives. Even if the readers are unwilling or not interested in believing the results, the process by which he has come to his conclusions and the enormous pressure big industries have put into the divulging of the experiments is both fascinating and scary.
The book is about the benefits of plant protein compared to that of animal protein in the long run. There is an extensive background provided before the actual content is discussed, and this, among other things, does make the narration seem defensive. Again though, the story justifies the aggressive stance. I must admit I am a vegetarian and therefore predisposed to cheer the content, but I think it might interest those curious about the scientific basis for the thought, implementation and benefits of an altogether plant-based diet (which I do not follow either because of my semi-regular milk intake).
I also liked that the conversation was not just about blindly substituting protein( or even taste) but also about eating whole. This means that abundant fast (fried, overcooked) foods are chastised irrespective of their origins.
Once the author gets going, the reading seemed to be effortlessly fast. Unfortunately, I did not actually finish the book (as previously mentioned). Anyone even remotely curious about the content after reading the blurb and/or this review should definitely pick it up.
I received an ARC thanks to Netgalley and the publishers, but the review is entirely based on my own reading experience and mildly influenced my previous forays into a plant-based lifestyle.

Thank you to the publisher for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of The Future of Nutrition by T. Colin Campbell. I recently read Campbell’s book Whole and found it to be so complex information well presented as to not feel intimidating so I was anxious for the chance to read the newest title. I’ve long been frustrated by how the field of nutrition seems to be completely controlled by corporate entities, most of which have nothing to do with even creating food products, much less with whole food availability. And this book just makes me angrier about it, because the nutrition experts also know and are frustrated about the misuse of information which don’t contribute to anyone’s health or well-being. Thank you to the author for always fighting the battle of nutrition facts for those of us who are struggling to navigate the industry and our health.

I've read the China Study and nutrition is one of the topics I'm quite interested in, hence why I picked up this book.
Doctors are not trained in nutrition, not enough importance is given to prevention instead of trying to fix everything later with pills and prescriptions and there are over a million preventable deaths in the US, if we wouldn't eat that much junk.
People suffer malnutrition, this doesn't mean they're not getting enough energy through food, it means important vitamins, nutrients, minerals and fibre are missing from the "standard American diet". It comes as no surprise that we get bigger and sicker. Whom does this benefit? The lobbyist, pharma companies, health care providers and Coca Cola.
I was hoping for a clearer direction through the diet and nutrition information jungle, but this book just gives you lots of studies and data why "we are right" and "the others are wrong". It points out all the problems with the system and publicly funded research and politics and after the half point of the book I started skimming pages.
The one thing the book achieved is make me more angry about the system, about how junk food is cheaper than fresh organic options and that we individuals have to change things ourselves the hard way if we want to be healthy, because there's nobody supporting us.

If Dr. Campbell writes a book on nutrition we as a society should heed it! Many years ago I read another of his books The China Study with great interest. Dr. Campbell is an expert in his field and is meticulous in his research, as this book, The Future of Nutrition also proves. This ARC was sent to my phone rather than my Kindle so I was not able to finish the whole book in time but it is one that I would purchase and I would recommend it to anyone interested in nutrition.

Found this book hard to get into. Could've been the format of the writing, which was very block-y and in tiny font that was hard to read and as such hard to also follow along with the information being rolled out. Felt a bit pedantic at times and unfortunately failed to capture my attention

When requesting, I did not realize that the subject matter was so scientifically based. I would have appreciated less science and more applicable antidotes. It is an excellent book on the subject - just not my personal preference. I am an avid home gardener - and I thought this book would have been more applicable to my situation.

The title is somewhat misleading since this book is mainly about the connection between eating meat and cancer. It is provocative and sensible, but I couldn't get past the feeling of being sold something.

Reading the concept abstract for this book it definitely caught my eye. Although not a fan of fad diets, I see so many people jumping on a bandwagon for this and that, and not resolving a long term solution. So decided to give this a try. First off, not a lot of new ideas here. A diet of high sugar and fats is bad, the poor eat high numbers of this, leads to diabetes and heart problems. Ok. Now what? This is a change that has to be done on a cultural level, but hard to do. While this author is a doctor, he sounds like one too. A bit didactic at times, and skimmable. Interesting, but the focus is more on the science of nutrition and finger wagging at times. Depends on what you are looking for, as there are some good arguments throughout. At least it will get you thinking.

When I read the description of this book, I was very interested in reading it. I am old enough to have lived through various diet fads: The Atkins Diet (which one of my relatives insisted meant she could snack on as many pork rinds as she wanted), the Mediterranean Diet, low-fat, low-carb, eat only meat, eat only fruit, eat only grapefruit, eat only before 5 pm, etc. The author is an academic who has spent many years researching and teaching about nutrition. He is an advocate of the Whole-Food, Plant-Based diet, which he has written about in his previous books. I was really interested in reading a book that examined the research behind beliefs about nutrition, and would help me sort out what foods I should be eating.

Unfortunately that is not what I got with this book. The book focuses on how nutrition science has repeatedly touted the importance and benefits of animal-based protein, and has rejected or ignored studies suggesting that animal-based foods may have major negative effects on our health. The author describes a number of studies that have been ignored or under appreciated by nutrition scientists that bolster his thesis, but he delves into so many details about each and every study that it becomes repetitive and tiresome. In addition, The book is quite straightforward in tone, except for periodic comments about certain events or statements that feel as if he is taking the reader aside, winking and saying “Well that’s what those people say, but we know better don’t we?” This is to ally jarring, and feels quite arrogant.

Even though his arguments were persuasive, I eventually put the book down at the halfway mark because I was tired of hearing about how what he believed kept being rejected by others, and was put off by the arrogance of the author.

Thanks to BenBella Books for providing an advanced reading copy via NetGalley.

There are few branches of science (applied or theoretical) that are more confusing to me right now that nutrition. Totally opposed diets (Paleo vs. CICO vs. whole food plant based vs. etc. etc. to infinity) each have adherents that trumpets that this is the solution. This book, unfortunately, contributes to that confusion by eroding my confidence in the institutions that are shepherding that knowledge to the public.

Campbell is an insider's outsider, an Ivy League professor emeritus involved with many of the major academic and governmental institutions supporting nutrition research and recommendations. He also has a very strong view on animal protein, that it is the major (maybe only?) cause of heart disease and cancer. I find the strong version of that argument too extreme (especially when he discounts any impact of genetics), and while the weaker version sounds more compelling, this isn't the book that provides the evidence to judge it. So it mostly just left me feeling more confused.

His argument was more compelling when he takes a post-modern, slightly cynical, "science as a process" approach and shows the way that research is lost, scientific consensus, narratives, and paradigms are built, and the ways that dissenting views are discouraged and diminished. He's very convincing on the topics of regulatory capture and groupthink in institutions. The only problem is is that this leaves me with no one to trust when it comes to nutrition advice. It's enough to make me wan to throw up my hands and eat a donut.

So much politics surrounds the food choices we make. Honestly, the politics involved would make your head spin! Yet, there comes a moment in time when people become like the actor in the movie Network. In other words, they become “…mad as h—-, and [decide they’re] not going to take it anymore.”
The benefits of a whole food plant-based diet have been studied and seen for a long time. Yet, there are many entities that attempt to keep the lay public eating a particular way for the benefit of those entities. However, there is only so much scientific fact against which a person may argue.

In this work, Dr. Campbell continues to provide a roadmap through three controversial areas being faced in today’s world regarding nutrition and its impact on health. The information provided is evidence-based and well-documented. This allows the reader to get accurate information to make better dietary decisions that result in a healthier lifestyle.

This is a book that not only works for personal use but also as a gift for people you care about. It is a book you will refer to often to provide yourself with clarity in the midst of the nutrition confusion often experienced.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book provided by the publisher and Net Galley but the thoughts expressed are my own.

The Future of Nutrition is an expostulatory essay/survey of nutrition and health by Dr. T. Colin Campbell. Due out 15th Jan 2020 by BenBella Books, it's 350 pages and will be available in hardcover, audio, and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.

This is a well written and science based look at whole food plant based (WFPB) nutrition, through the lens of marketing, political movements, government intervention, and the formal academic science establishment. I would point out that the author makes no effort to be completely objective, he does build up a convincing argument, but the arguments he presents are in support of his original premises: namely that health is tied directly and inextricably to nutrition and that to enjoy good health, humans should largely depend on a plant based diet made up of whole (and mostly unprocessed) food as close to its natural state as possible.

The layout is logical and the language will be accessible to most readers. The introductory chapters build up the connection between disease and nutrition along with a capsule survey of the state of disease treatment today.

When I was a young person in secondary school (in the USA) I can remember vividly how quickly the established and accepted pyramid of food groups changed seemingly overnight from a very meat heavy recommended diet to more vegetables and fruits but even then, there was an emphasis on avoiding fats, oils, and refined sugars. The author spends a fair bit of content building up the connection throughout history of the influence of commercial interests on the recommendations which generations of consumers have followed. The changes which came and went rapidly led to confusion and resentment (what can we eat when *everything* is bad for us).

The last section includes the author's conclusions and a call to reflection where (for me personally) he veers off into an uncomfortable judgement of some parts of the formal medical establishment including a scathing rebuke of cytotoxic cancer treatment regimes (chemotherapy).

The author definitely "shows his work". I enjoyed poring over the notes and the exhaustive bibliography and full chapter notes and annotations (did I mention that this is an academic work?). The notes and references are likely worth the price of admission for anyone interested in the subject and there's obviously been a career spanning amount of time spent on research and resource gathering on the part of the author.

I found the entire book quite interesting and fascinating. It is, admittedly, a niche book and will appeal to readers interested in biology, nutrition, and the process of disease, but might not appeal to readers looking for an easy read. The language is rigorous and formal. I definitely don't think it's inaccessible for the average reader, but it will take some effort (and I think that's a good thing). This would make a good support text for classroom or library use, for nutrition and allied subjects, as well as a superlative read for the particularly bio-history-interested.

I do not necessarily agree with all of his conclusions in every detail, but I certainly agree with the basic premise that WFPB diets are good for us and for the planet (and not necessarily good for powerful mega-agro-businesses' bottom line).

Five stars. This is well and deeply researched and engaging.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

If there is anything that makes me relate to this book is the question my Grandmother once asked me, "why is it that what's good for you tastes like punishment when you have to take it to live?" She'd just suffered another ulcer attack and the doctor suggested a lifestyle change, refused to give her the medication she always took or upgrade it.
Three years later and she is strong and can even eat pepper! So, yes, there is so much research and information provided to governments and corporations on health, but where money is concerned, the likelihood to push for things that would drive another industry is high. I feel it is the same with meat, dairy and processed food. I have never read Dr. Campbell's study and book on whole food plant based nutrition and now I am looking more closely at what I eat, how I eat and also cutting down on sugar and it's proving quite interesting.
Thanks for the eARC Netgalley.