| scrapking said: 2) Of course the inuit (Eskimo is considered a perjorative term by many nothern peoples, BTW) ate mostly meat. They also were very unhealthy because of it. Studies on inuit mummies showed signs of heart disease, and they lived far shorter lives than aboriginal peoples who lived even only a little bit further south.
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Greenland Inuit
Coronary atherosclerosis and heart disease were almost unknown among them when living in their original cultural environment. Their blood levels of cholesterol and triglycerides were very low.
However Greenland Inuits living in Denmark at that time had much higher cholesterol and triglyceride levels due to higher Carb intake associated with introduced European diets that included sugars and grains
http://www.docsopinion.com/2013/09/27/greenland-eskimos-fats-and-heart-disease/
