The other point is you can get optimal nutrition from a meat only diet by eating pemmican, which is dried beef and tallow at about a 50 to 50 ratio. You can not only survive but thrive and Stefansson documents this as well, even though by our conventional understanding of nutrients it would appear some things are missing.

Experience trumps theory however, every time.

I'm a big fan of Mark's supplement (MDC). It's in my humble opinion, some, if not the best available.

Thanks again Richard for getting our questions answered.

Marc

http://www.freetheanimal.com/root/2009/01/vitamin-supplements-part-three.html

(reminding me I still have to get to part 4)

Anyway, there are infinite combinations of Real Food that just knocks it out of the park in terms of nutrition, as eating Real Food in place of grains, sugars, and processed derivatives gives one literally HUNDREDS of percent more nutrition in the same calories.

I view the Inuit as an amazing example of how a population can be very health in the most inhospitable place on Earth. Truly amazing. However, I think that:

1) Eating the WHOLE animal is going to be more optimal in terms of nutritional content than just the lean meat and fat.

2) I'm sure they'd have been very happy to have some vegetables, fruits, and nuts in their diet if they could have. And, I think that would have been even BETTER nutrition.

That said, I don't personally eat a huge lot of veggies or fruits. And, the vast majority of what I do eat is as part of a meat/fat dish, like stews, curries, chili, sauces, broths.