We've discussed on this list before how the explorer. V. Stefannson ate an all-meat diet during a year long experiment and did not suffer any apparant ill effects. Does anyone know if he had any mineral deficiencies or bone loss? Apparantly, "native Eskimo people have one of the very highest rates of osteoporosis in the world"" (194). (See Mazess, R., "Bone Mineral Content of North Alaskan Eskimos," Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 27:916, 1974.) The traditional Eskimo diet is protein rich 200-400 grams per day, devoid of most fruits and vegetables, yet very high in calcium from bone broth. Any thoughts? I'm not suggesting that dairy products are the answer to prevent bone loss -- most women I know with osteoporosis are constantly snarfing down dairy. I'm just concerned that my all meat days may be hurting me in the long run.