From what  very little I have seen of the Inuit who have gone North and are
eating more traditionally, the fresh liver of an animal is highly valued.  The
liver is removed, sometimes before the animal is cold, and given to an elder or
perhaps someone who is not well.  That liver helps them stay well is common
knowledge.

Sometimes we assume that what science knows now has not been known before or by
anyone else.

Lynda

Norman Skrzypinski wrote:

> Liver contains a lot of folic acid.
>
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> Subject: [P-F] Anemia/folic acid
>
> > >
> > >In many cases, anemia is due not to an iron-deficient diet, but to a
> > >deficiency of the factors needed to assimilate it, vitamin B-12 or folic
> > >acid.  If you regularly eat red meat, it's unlikely that your diet is
> > >deficient in iron or B-12.  If you eat dark, leafy greens 2 or 3 times a
> > >week, you're probably getting enough folic acid.
> > >
> >
> > Where would a culture like the Inuit have gotten their folic acid? Is it
> > contained in organ meats?
> >