How did the Inuit children survive ( and yes they not only survived but
thrived ) on fewer than 30 g per day?

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>Again, note I am making a distinction between VERY low carb diets (under 30
>grams per day) and low carb diets (80-150 grams per day versus the SAD
>average of 300-400 grams per day).  Low carb diets are healthy and good for
>you--children, too.  On VERY low carb diets--ketosis inducing diets of under
>30 grams of carbohydrate per day--children will fail to grow normally.  This
>was the problem they had years ago in treating celiac children.  They didn't
>realize at first that the problem was wheat gluten, so they eliminated all
>carbohydrates.  This cured their bowel problems, but they also stopped
>growing and sometimes died (if very young).
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