Weston A. Price book summaries

“Life in all its fullness is the expression of nutrition.”

Price's opening statement in the book, setting the theme that nutrition is the foundation of health.

“The physical degeneration of the modernized groups was in direct proportion to the degree of deviation from the primitive dietary pattern.”

Price's summary of his comparative studies, showing that the more a group adopted modern foods, the worse their health.

“No one can be healthy who does not have the proper nutrition.”

A general principle Price states in his discussions of the causes of degeneration.

“The evidence indicates that the physical degeneration of the modernized groups is due to the lack of certain food factors, particularly the fat-soluble vitamins and minerals.”

Price's conclusion from his research, identifying the specific nutritional deficiencies responsible for the decline.

“The primitive races have been able to maintain a high degree of physical perfection because they have lived in harmony with nature's laws.”

Price's observation that traditional peoples followed natural dietary patterns that supported health.