In this course, we are introduced to the China Project, the most comprehensive study of diet, lifestyle, and disease ever undertaken. We take a closer look at how diet is a major contributor to some of the leading causes of chronic disease and death worldwide including coronary heart disease, diabetes, obesity and cancer. Lastly, we examine the scientific research indicating how a whole food, plant-based lifestyle can reduce the risk of and even reverse these chronic diseases. This course includes:
- One activity
- Four quizzes
- Three required discussions
- Downloadable transcripts
- Readings
What You’ll Learn
- The basic design and methodology of the China Project
- How cancer begins and progresses
- The basic role of nutrition, genetics, and chemicals in the development of cancer
- The pathology of the heart, how heart disease develops, and how nutrition is key to its treatment
- Impact of whole food, plant-based diet on weight loss and diabetes
