Research into the role of diet in chronic disease can be difficult to interpret. Seventh-day Adventists and other groups with many vegetarian members are ideal study populations because they have a wide range of dietary habits that adds clarity to research findings. This book analyses the results of such studies, focusing on heart disease and cancer. These studies support the benefits of a vegetarian diet and in addition provide evidence about the effects of individual foods and food groups on disease risk that is relevant to all who are interested in good health. Fraser places the findings in athe broader context of well-designed nutritional studies of the general population.

1. Why We Study the Health of Adventists 2. Coronary Heart Disease Rates in Adventists and Others 3. Cancer Rates in Adventists and Others 4. The Longevity of Adventists as Compared to Others 5. Diet and the Risk of Coronary Heart Disease 6. Diet and the Risk of Cancer 7. Diet, Other Risk Factors, and Aging 8. Vegetarianism and Obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes, and Arthritis 9. Social Support, Religiosity, Other Psychological Factors and Health 10. Coronary Heart Disease Mortality in British, German, and Indian Vegetarians 11. Cancer and All-Cause Mortality in British and German Vegetarians 12. Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer in Vegetarians 13. Risk Factors and Disease in Vegans 14. Changing a Population's Diet: A Behavioral View of the Adventist Experience 15. Shifting to a Vegetarian Diet: Practical Suggestions from a Nutritionist Conclusion

Studies of Seventh-Day Adventists and Other Vegetarians Gary E. Fraser, Loma Linda University

"This book is...for all those who wish to use diet to treat chronic disease. It can be read with enjoyment from cover to cover, but will be returned to frequently as a reference work to browse through chapters on specific topics. It is a book which stands to benefit the health of all readers, be they physician, medical student, or patient." --The Lancet |k No