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Originally Posted by Rosebud
Have you ever heard of Vilhjalmur Stefansson? After living with the Inuit and subsisting on only meat and fish, he realised that one could be healthy on just such a diet.
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Hmmmm... yes I suppose there isnt much else to eat where Eskimos live but fish.
Let me think:well, we all know fish is excellent for you. Atkins advises eating more fish as well. It contains good fats, and less saturated fats,which lowers cholesterol, so they clearly wont die of a heart attack
Fish also contains minerals, omega 3 fatty acids, and cod liver oil
All excellent stuff. They also contain vitamins selenium, vitamin B1,B12,B6 and B3, vitamin D... Still I cant see how they get Vit A and C in and how come they don;t get the vitamin deficiency.Or don;t they?
"Vitamin A deficiency is common throughout the poorer parts of the world, and causes night blindness. Severe vitamin A deficiency can result in xerophthalamia, a disease which, if left untreated, results in total blindness."
I havent read the full article yell, but is this a comon issue in Eskimos?Is it mentioned anywhere?
"Vitamin C deficiency results in scurvy, a disease that involves bleeding.Signs of scurvy include tiredness, muscle weakness, joint and muscle aches, a rash on the legs, and bleeding gums. In the past, scurvy was common among sailors and other people deprived of fresh fruits and vegetables for long periods of time."
Again, this may be the case with Eskimos as well, but perhaps their bodies are strenghten in some way by the good ingredients in fish they eat?
Although your example has thought me that fish is even better then I thought, adn I will now introduce even more in my diet, I personally wouldn;t go without vegies unless I absolutely had to.(PlusI don;t like the taste of fish all that much
) The point about the veggies is that, maybe Eskimos' bodies have adopted to that way of living and climate,and can handle no veggies, our bodies havent, and we live a very different and much more poluted lifestyles.
Saying all that, there is a lot about nutrition scientists have not discovered yet, or think wrongly. Perhaps eating just fish forces body to create some goodies we dont even know about, which has an effect duplicating Vit C/others? Its possible. Fish is certanly not unhealthy in any way!
But with all my deep thinking, i can;t see any major benefits of eating red meat much. Apart from proteing I suppose and a few minerals. Saying that, I suppose it gives them enough calories through saturated fat, which helps isolate the body with a lil fat layer,adn give themenough energy for everyday tasks
perhaps Eskimo's metabolisam is higher due to cleaner and cold air,more O2, more good fats in diet, and lots of physical activity.
Oh I dunno, Im not a scientist
Final thought: how long is a lifespan in Eskimos? Who knows if in a long run this diet is not causing some irreperable damage, adn they traditionally die young-ish? Or, quite the opposite! Now that would besomething!
It turns out, our mums were actually right! 
Or was that late 60s. Still i would like toknow what he wrote.
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