> ON the archaeological evidence, caries generally increases with 
> increasing
> agriculturalisation in the neolithic, but the evidence is equivocal in
> some areas. Overall, most archaeologists believe it is the increasing
> starchy content of the diet that results in caries, but this can be
> moderated by a number of other factors.

I would be interested to hear of any research that examines the 
relationship between vitamin D3 status and risk of caries (and if D3 is 
in fact what Price refers to as "activator X" in his text "Nutrition 
and Physical Degeneration").  Certainly the D3 content of our diet has 
declined over the last few years, and activated ergosterol appears not 
be as biologically active as thought.  For that matter, what do y'all 
think is an appropriate dosage range for D3.  According to two recent 
papers D3 supplementation should be increased to upwards of 1000 IU 
daily, all year long, for folks in temperate climes.

Veith, R. 2001. Vitamin D Nutrition and its Potential Health Benefits 
for Bone, Cancer and Other Conditions. Journal of Nutritional & 
Environmental Medicine. 11, 275–291
Zittermann, A. 2003. Vitamin D in preventive medicine: are we ignoring 
the evidence? British Journal of Nutrition. 89, 552–572


Todd Caldecott, Cl.H., AHG
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