Correction: I meant a completely Acidic diet for the Iniut.

Ken

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 11:33 AM, Kenneth Anderson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Is it possible that the Inuit didn't live long enough to show signs of
> the loss of mineral density from a supposedly completely alkaline
> diet? What was the age of the remains studied?  If Cordain has
> explained this I haven't seen it.  Is it possible that there are
> several dietary ways the body finds to achieve the acid/alkaline
> balance desired?  If so why do all the experts say that the Only way
> to provide  the necessary alkaline is with fruits and vegetables?
>
> Ken
>
> Date:    Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:13:33 -0400
> From:    Joseph Berne <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: Great blog post about saturated fats
>
> We have one piece of serious evidence refuting Cordain's position on
> acid/alkaline issues on bone health - the existence of populations (most
> notably the Inuit) who lived on what would have been, according to Cordain,
> massively acid-promoting diets (meat and fat, no plants) yet whose remains
> show no signs of loss of mineral density.  On the contrary, their remains
> show very healthy bones and teeth, far superior to those of plant eating
> populations.
> How that is possible is another question.  Perhaps their increased vitamin
> intake (D3 and K2M4) from the animal fat they ate protected their bones.
>  They certainly didn't eat excessive amounts of calcium.  All the research
> on acid/alkaline dietary components and bone density come from research on
> people eating a mostly standard american diet, not comparing high plant
> content paleo diets to low plant content paleo diets.
>