Vilhjalmur Stefansson was a famous arctic explorer whose expeditions are beyond legendary. He lived with the Inuit and learned to eat & thrive off of their native, Arctic foods. In 1928, Stefansson determined that he was ready for his next challenge. No, this challenge would not be another overseas voyage, but rather a challenge that he could complete right in New York City. He decided he would eat nothing but meat and water for an entire year. The results were certainly astonishing, to say the least…
The Inuit Diet
Stefansson sought to demonstrate the efficiency of the Inuit diet, which he had observed for years among the indigenous people. He observed them eating primarily meat and fish, with very little vegetable consumption, such as seals, whales, caribou, and waterfowl. The Inuit had no business being healthy by Western standards. So, how did they get to be that way?