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Protein plays a litany of roles in living systems: structural elements, peptide hormones, cell recognition, antibodies… the list is staggering and continues to grow as our understanding of biology expands. What, however, is the role of dietary protein i

Zingiber officinale (ginger). Monograph. [No authors listed] Altern Med Rev. 2003 Aug;8(3):331-5. PMID: 12946242

Resveratrol: Isomeric Molar Absorptivities and Stability Brent C. Trela and Andrew L. Waterhouse J. Agric. Food Chem. 1996, 44, 1253-1257 Department of Viticulture and Enology, University of California, Davis, California 95616

Grant WB, Holick MF. Benefits and requirements of vitamin D for optimal health: a review. Altern Med Rev. 2005 Jun;10(2):94-111. Review. PMID: 15989379 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

The 'carnivore connection'--evolutionary aspects of insulin resistance. Colagiuri S, Brand Miller J. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2002 Mar;56 Suppl 1:S30-5. Review. PMID: 11965520

Th1/Th2 balance: the hypothesis, its limitations, and implications for health and disease. Kidd P. Altern Med Rev. 2003 Aug;8(3):223-46. Review. PMID: 12946237

European Nutrition and Health Report 2004 - Directory of several studies

Nutritional Situation of the Elderly in the European Union: Data of the European Nutrition and Health Report (2004) Elisabeth Fabian, Ibrahim Elmadfa Ann Nutr Metab 2008;52 (Suppl. 1):57-61 (DOI: 10.1159/000115352)

Dietary omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids promote colon carcinoma metastasis in rat liver. Griffini P, Fehres O, Klieverik L, Vogels IM, Tigchelaar W, Smorenburg SM, Van Noorden CJ. Cancer Res. 1998 Aug 1;58(15):3312-9. PMID: 9699661

A critical review of Vitamin D and cancer: A report of the IARC Working Group on vitamin D William B. Grant Dermato-Endocrinology. Volume 1, Issue 1 January/February 2009 Pages: 25 - 33 The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released a report, Vitamin D and Cancer, on November 25, 2008. The report focused on the current state of knowledge and level of evidence of a causal association between vitamin D status and cancer risk. Although presenting and evaluating evidence for the beneficial role of UVB and vitamin D in reducing the risk of cancer, it discounted or omitted important evidence in support of the efficacy of vitamin D. The report largely dismissed or ignored ecological studies on the grounds that confounding factors might have affected the findings. The report accepted a preventive role of vitamin D in colorectal cancer but not for breast cancer.

Matsuoka, L. Y., Wortsman, J., Hanifan, N. & Holick, M. F. (1988) Chronic sunscreen use decreases circulating concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D: a preliminary study. Arch. Dermatol. 124:1802-1804

M. F. Holick Vitamin D Deficiency: What a Pain It Is Mayo Clin. Proc., December 1, 2003; 78(12): 1457 - 1459.

Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Food on the Tolerable Upper Intake Level of Vitamin D (expressed on 4 December 2002)

Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin D (1997). National Academy of Sciences. Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board.

Conclusions From a panel of twenty three plant extracts, some one dozen exhibit high or satisfactory anti-collagenase or anti-elastase activities, with nine having inhibitory activity against both enzymes. These included white tea which was found to have very high phenolic content, along with high TEAC and SOD activities Anti-collagenase, anti-elastase and anti-oxidant activities of extracts from 21 plants. Thring TS, Hili P, Naughton DP. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2009 Aug 4;9(1):27. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 19653897 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-9-27

In his recent essay, Trevor G. Marshall explores how vitamin D supplementation may be contributing to the current epidemics of obesity and chronic disease[1]. Unfortunately, he has overlooked many important papers that disagree with his hypothesis. This letter points out some of the omissions. The health benefits of vitamin D3 have been reviewed recently[2]. The benefits for bone health have been known for nearly a century. Benefits for cancer, infectious diseases, autoimmune diseases, and metabolic diseases have been identified in the past three decades.