Caustic Commentary, Fall 2009
BLAME “Millions of Children in U.S. Found to Be Lacking Vitamin D,” says a Washington Post headline (August 3, 2009). Who’s to blame? “Unhealthy lifestyles” say the experts, […]
Caustic Commentary, Summer 2009
Red Meat Villlany? Red meat is under attack again, this time with a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (2009; 169(6):562-571), which made it to the […]
Agave Nectar: Worse Than We Thought
The Lowdown on High Fructose Corn Syrup and Agave “Nectar” High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) entered the market place in the early 1970s and within twenty years, accounted […]
Cod Liver Oil Basics and Recommendations
Last updated 2018 Concerns about Fermented Cod Liver Oil Questions and Answers About Fermented Cod Liver Oil JUMP TO: Brand Recommendations – Updated 2018 Once a standard supplement […]
December 2008 Update 2 on Cod Liver Oil
Dear Members, We are obliged to issue another official statement on cod liver oil after the November bulletin of the Vitamin D Council, which contains “an unprecedented warning […]
Caustic Commentary, Winter 2008
New Statin Study: Too Good to be True? “A highly anticipated study has produced powerful evidence that a simple blood test can spot seemingly healthy people who are […]
December 2008 Update on Cod Liver Oil
Dear Members, We have recently received inquiries about several Internet newsletters that have made disparaging remarks about cod liver oil. As the Weston A. Price Foundation recommends the […]
Caustic Commentary, Summer 2008
We Are Not Making This Up An epidemiologist from Auckland University is calling for a health tax on butter, claiming that the dairy fat is “pure, natural poison…as […]
Caustic Commentary, Spring 2008
Infants at Risk The Cornucopia Institute has released a report that questions the alleged benefits of adding “novel” omega-3 fatty acids DHA and ARA, produced in laboratories and […]
Caustic Commentary, Winter 2007
DEATH DIET FOR PREGNANT WOMEN For decades the USDA has promoted a lowfat, high-fiber, high-carb diet for the general population, schematically presented in the form of a pyramid. […]
Caustic Commentary, Fall 2007
Formula For Disaster Concerns about AIDS have given formula makers the green light in Africa. Since 1997, the UN has recommended formula rather than breastfeeding to mothers with […]
Caustic Commentary, Summer 2007
Dementia and Cholesterol Manufacturers of statins, and their cohorts in the media, are blithely promoting these cholesterol-lowering drugs to ward off Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. A good example […]
Caustic Commentary, Spring 2007
SPARCL Fizzles Researchers presented the results of the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) with a lot of fanfare at the 15th European Stroke Conference […]
Caustic Commentary, Winter 2006
The Winners Vaccine pushers have pulled out all the stops to promote Gardasil, intensely marketing the new vaccine to the parents of young girls as young as age […]
Caustic Commentary, Fall 2006
Additives Are Additive New research on common food additives confirms our claim that additives are additive in their effects. Combinations of neurotoxic additives were up to four times […]
Rebuttal to Sokolov on Trans Fats
PRESS RELEASE The Weston A. Price Foundation Washington, DC www.westonaprice.org Contact: Sally Fallon Morell, President (202) 363-4394 info@westonaprice.org Rebuttal to Sokolov on Trans Fats Published as a letter […]
Caustic Commentary, Summer 2006
SIDE EFFECT Last year physicians wrote more than 36 million prescriptions for anti-osteoporosis drugs, such as Actonel, Fosamax and Boniva, mostly to women concerned about losing bone density, […]
Caustic Commentary, Winter 2005-Spring 2006
Getting Gut Flora While public health officials are urging pasteurization, sterilization, irradiation and other strong measures to kill bacteria dead, scientists are accumulating evidence that bacteria are essential […]
FAQ-Homemade Baby Formula
The advice to make homemade baby formula as an alternative to commercial formula has been one of the most controversial positions taken by the Weston A. Price Foundation—and […]
Caustic Commentary, Fall 2005
RECIPE FOR DISASTER The American Heart Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics have ganged up to target children with a starvation diet guaranteed to saddle them with […]
Vitamin B12: Vital Nutrient for Good Health
One of the most important nutrients we get from animal foods is vitamin B12. The vitamin is also the largest known biomolecule and the only nutrient with a […]
Caustic Commentary, Summer 2005
Demented Theory Researchers are scratching their collective heads over recent findings that cast doubt on the widespread use of cholesterol-lowering drugs. The first was published in the May […]
Caustic Commentary, Spring 2005
Vitamin A and Crib Death Many theories have attempted to explain the mysterious tragedy of crib death or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)– vaccinations, milk allergies, permapress linens, […]
Caustic Commentary, Winter 2004
Striking Back Unable to obtain government protection against the artificial sweetener aspartame, consumers are striking back with lawsuits. The most recent is a $350 million class action racketeering […]
Caustic Commentary, Fall 2004
Statin Madness. . . In 2003, sales of the class of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins totaled almost $14 billion, up 10.9 percent from 2002. Growth of this magnitude […]
Caustic Commentary, Summer 2004
Another Paradox Good science requires that theories conform to the evidence; if evidence that contradicts a theory emerges–even a single piece of evidence–then scientists are obliged to come […]
Dangers of Statin Drugs: What You Haven’t Been Told About Popular Cholesterol-Lowering Medicines
Hypercholesterolemia is the health issue of the 21st century. It is actually an invented disease, a “problem” that emerged when health professionals learned how to measure cholesterol levels […]
The Skinny on Fats, French Translation
Original English Version Les Graisses qui Amaigrissent By Mary Enig, PhD, and Sally Fallon Morell French Translation by Charlotte Standen Les graisses d’origine végétales et animales fournissent des […]
Caustic Commentary, Spring 2004
Diet Wars Low-carb dieting is taking its toll on sectors of the food industry. Pasta sales have declined 4 percent over the past year and orange juice consumption […]
Soy: The Dark Side of America’s Favorite “Health” Food
Jenny Smith, a secretary and receptionist, could not explain what was happening to her. She began to make mistakes in her work and suffer from memory lapses. She […]
Caustic Commentary, Winter 2003
Mad Cow Madness All sorts of misinformation surround news reports on the first case of mad cow disease in the US: that it’s contagious, that it’s caused by […]
Caustic Commentary, Fall 2003
We Have Ways of Making You Like It Most processed foods are either bland or bitter without seasonings. That’s why they are likely to contain heaps of salt, […]
Caustic Commentary, Summer 2003
Simple Solution In spite of drastic changes in the American diet, and mass-medication with cholesterol-lowering drugs to the tune of billions of dollars, the number of US deaths […]
Hyperbole Meets High-Tech: Slick Sales Talk and Modern “Energy Bars”
If you are interested in your health and have read books on the subject, you probably know that candy bars are not good for you. Loaded with sugar […]
Adventures in Macro-Nutrient Land
When Alice fell down the rabbit hole, she found herself in a bewildering world where magic potions made her grow large or small, where school masters taught reeling […]
Caustic Commentary, Spring 2003
Banned in Boston. . . . . . and in all US schools and libraries. New internet filtering systems installed in US schools and libraries are designed to […]
Caustic Commentary, Winter 2002
Copper and Heart Disease While public health officials continue to promote lowfat diets and cholesterol-lowering statin drugs as the solution to heart disease, many other good theories go […]
Caustic Commentary, Fall 2002
New Enemy Now that the public has discovered that half of all heart attacks occur in individuals with “normal” or even low cholesterol levels, the American Heart Association […]
Teens Before Their Time
A recent feature article in Time Magazine reported on the disturbing increase in early puberty among girls in the US. According to a recent study reported in the […]
The Great Con-ola
Canola oil is “widely recognized as the healthiest salad and cooking oil available to consumers.” It was developed through hybridization of rape seed. Rape seed oil is toxic […]