This book is a revised and expanded edition of the bestselling book, The China Study, which scientifically established the link between disease and eating habits and changed the lives of millions of people. In it you will find the author's response to the critical comments of those who were skeptical about his interpretation of healthy eating, new arguments in favor of a whole plant-based diet, and new results of scientific work on the effects of animal and plant foods on our body, obtained since the publication of the first edition. In addition, in the new edition, the author explains why nutrition based on whole plant foods is so difficult to find its supporters and who is to blame for the fact that information about the comprehensive effects of food remains hidden from professionals and the public. Published in Russian for the first time.