Guest guest Posted September 18, 2004 Report Share Posted September 18, 2004 > The current version of Discover magazine has a great article about the " Inuit paradox " , which gets into a lot of the stuff we've discussed here, including Steffanson's view of the Inuit diet, why the Inuit didn't get scurvy, Loren Cordain's views on diet, how the Inuit diet differs from Atkins, different kinds of fat, etc. While some of the details aren't all there, it's amazing stuff for a mainstream magazine! One of the details he mentions is that Steffanson went on a low-fat almost all protein diet in the hospital to show how it didn't work ... he lost a lot of weight and got sick (which is what happened when he was with the Inuit and didn't get enough fat at the end of winter, when the animals were too lean). The article talks about the " protein ceiling " and how you must have fat if you drop carbs. It also talks about the Inuit having larger livers and having more urine, likely to accomodate gluconeogenesis, which is hard on the liver. So much for " Low carb doesn't have to mean high fat! " Although since Steffanson lost so much weight so quickly on the high-protein low-fat diet, it would be tempting to folks wanting to lose weight REALLY fast. Anyway, I recommend buying the magazine while it's on the newstands. You can't view the whole thing online unless you subscribe, but here is the teaser ... http://www.discover.com/issues/oct-04/features/inuit-paradox/ Heidi Jean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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