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THE WESTON A. PRICE President’s Message
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS In this issue we explore the topic of the fat-soluble activators A and
Sally Fallon Morell, MA, President and Treasurer
Mary Enig, PhD, FACN, CNS, Vice President D, especially as found in old fashioned cod liver oil. Those of you who
Geoffrey Morell, ND, JP, Secretary
Tom Cowan, MD have been receiving our email informational alerts know that we have
Cherie Calvert issued several announcements on this topic over the last few months.
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
Valerie Curry Joyner Cod liver oil has come under attack as a “dangerous” source of vitamin
A. And while vitamin A has fallen to the bottom of the Vitamin Hit
GENERAL COUNSEL
James Turner, Esq. Parade, vitamin D has risen to the top, with many voices calling for
HONORARY BOARD extensive supplementation in the nutrient and an increase in the RDA
Jen Allbritton, BS, CN for the sunshine vitamin.
Christian B. Allen, PhD
Naomi Baumslag, MD, MPH The establishment view is as follows: the animal form of vitamin
Marie A. Bishop, CDC
Jerry Brunetti A is toxic and also interferes with vitamin D metabolism, so we should
Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD avoid foods rich in this nutrient, like liver, organ meats and cod liver oil;
Lee Clifford, MS, CCN
Christapher Cogswell, MA we can get all the vitamin A we need from the conversion of carotenes
Monica Corrado in plants; it is impossible to obtain adequate vitamin D from food, so
Janice Curtin
Eric Davis, BDSc, DAc, DCN we need to take vitamin D supplements.
William Campbell Douglass, MD
Sara Bachman Ducey, MS, CNS We hope to put these mistaken notions to rest in this issue by show-
James A. Duke, PhD ing the extensive scientific literature on cod liver oil and vitamin A, as
Carol Esche, DNP, MA, RN, CNA
Mike Fitzpatrick, PhD well as on the synergistic—rather than antagonistic—relationship of
Ruth Ann Foster, MA vitamins A and D. To bolster our premise that vitamin A is not toxic,
Donna Gates, BS, MEd
Zac Goldsmith, Editor, The Ecologist and vitamin D can be obtained from food sources, we have included a
Nicholas Gonzalez, MD
Trauger Groh delightful article on the traditional Scottish diet, which was rich in fish
Joann S. Grohman liver oils, organ meats, shellfish and fats. Here is yet another traditional
Barry Anthony Groves
Beatrice Trum Hunter, MA diet that corroborates the discoveries of Dr. Weston A. Price. As for the
Richard James, MBA, LLD mistaken notion that our bodies can obtain sufficient vitamin A from
Mark A. Kastal
Larry Klein plant foods, we have covered this subject in earlier articles. (See www.
Kilmer McCully, AB, MD, MA (hon)
Frank Melograna, MD westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/vitaminasaga.html.)
Carlos Monteiro Another hot topic these days concerns high fructose corn syrup
Kenneth Fielding Morehead, DOM
David Morris, BS, DC (HFCS). We explore the accumulating evidence of HFCS’s harmful
Bruce Rind, MD effects in this issue, with particular attention on agave “nectar,” which
Julia Ross, MA
Jordan S. Rubin, NMD, CNC is produced in a manner similar to the process for HFCS. When the
Ethan Russo, MD
Adrienne Samuels, PhD health-conscious consumer began to discover the harmful effects of
Jack Samuels, MSHA corn and soybean oils, the industry ushered in the supposedly healthful
Ron Schmid, ND
Andreas Schuld canola oil for use in products aimed at this market. As the health-con-
Frederick I. Scott, Jr, BE, MS scious public has become more concerned about HFCS, the industry
C. Edgar Sheaffer, VMD
Ted Spence, DDS, ND has quietly substituted agave “nectar” in so-called healthy snack bars
Rebecca L. Stearns, LAc, DAc
Alana Sugar, CN and other sweetened health food store items.
Krispin Sullivan, CN On the political front, we are carefully following congressional bills
Joe Tarantolo, MD
Beverly B. Teter, Phd, FACN, CNS that would mandate a National Animal Identification System (NAIS)
John Umlauf
Charles Walters, MA or a draconian federal food safety system. We urge you to respond to
Susun S. Weed our action alerts on these subjects. If you are not receiving action alerts
David Wetzel, BS
Bruce West, DC and would like to, please contact our office at (202) 363-4394 or info@
George Yu, MD
westonaprice.org and supply your email address.
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