Even if you scrape the skins for fat you still don't get enough fat from
rabbits IMHO to prevent rabbit starvation.
Even though I have read a lot of the research I am still not sure what the
cause is.  I believe fat OR carbohydrate will relieve the problem.  If you
have no carbohydrate then you will need fat in order to utilise the
protein?? Still not sure of the exact reason but these references may help

Speth, J.D.
1987 Early hominid subsistence strategies in seasonal habitats. Journal of
Archaeological Science 14:13-29.
Speth, John D.
1989 Early hominid hunting and scavenging: the role of meat as an energy
source. Journal of human evolution 18:329-343.
Speth, J.K , and K.R. Spielmann
1983 Energy source, protein metabolism, and hunter-gatherer subsistence
strategies. Journal of Anthropological Archaeology 2:1-31.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Kleisner" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2003 5:28 PM
Subject: Lean Meat


> Can anyone explain the rabbit-starvation described by
> Stefansson and other explorers? Is it just a result of
> not eating enough Calories? Or "protein toxicity"?
>
> A pound of 93/7 extra lean ground beef has approximately
> 90g protein, 30g fat, 630 Calories, 57% protein, 43% fat.
> You'd eat 3 pounds (270g protein) to get 1890 Calories.
>
> A pound of boneless skinless chicken breast has roughly
> 105g protein, 6g fat, 474 Calories, 89% protein, 11% fat.
> You'd eat 4 pounds (420g protein) to get 1896 Calories.
>
> Some popular diets suggest eating lean meat for short
> periods to rapidly take off weight. Unfortunately, they
> also risk eating up muscles, organs, bones, and other
> vital tissues. Unless you eat liver, there is no source
> of fat-soluble vitamins from a lean meat diet.
>
> So, does rabbit starvation result from
> 1) Not enough fat / too much protein
> 2) Not enough calories in general
> 3) Depleting vitamin / mineral reserves
>
> I don't agree with others here who have said that you
> won't suffer rabbit starvation if you eat the whole
> rabbit - bone marrow, organ meats, visceral fat, etc.
> You would still not have enough calories, unless you
> added some fat and/or carbohydrate.