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[edit] Plagiarism?

The section in this article on cancer seems to be lifted directly from an article I just read on the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathy-freston/a-cure-for-cancer-eating_b_298282.html

That source isn't cited. Additionally, since the source is an interview, it should be phrased as a quote, not listed as if it were fact.

[edit] Cancer

The whole section on cancer is nothing more than a bad infomercial for a guy trying to sell his book. The huffington Post is not exactly a peer reviewed medical journal but is being cited as some sort of authority on cancer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.128.15.103 (talk) 03:46, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

If you know anything about the China Study, it's not just a 'book' trying to be sold. It's a study that took many years to perform by some experienced scientists. To write it off as an "infomercial" is silly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.222.172.9 (talk) 18:54, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Regardless of the veracity of the source, if it's a quotable source, not marking it as such is plagiarism. It needs to be referenced.--Stevenredd (talk) 06:16, 17 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Misleading quotation

In addition to the concerns noted above, the implied quotation from the original researcher, T. Colin Campbell addresses not whether high protein diets cause cancer (he does not make this assertion - he specifically denies causation) but whether it promotes the growth of cancerous tumors. It does, but this is not surprising. Casein is a nutrient with high bioavailability: of course it promotes the growth of tissues, whether cancerous or not. That is the role of a nutrient! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jaydub1969 (talk • contribs) 21:56, 8 October 2009 (UTC)