Traditional Eskimo diet would have had adequate sodium and chloride for 
nutritional needs, possibly because there was less loss of blood than in 
our commercial system.

Also I note that completely raw meat does not need salt, to my taste. 
And yes, on raw meat it is overpowering. Maybe the kind of salt in 
blood/meat is destroyed in terms of bio-availability by cooking?

William



Marilyn Harris wrote:
> I don't know - I imagine their diet would be low-sodium but perhaps at 
> adequate levels for the type of diet so there are no cravings. They 
> may simply abhor the taste - which tends to be overpowering...
>
> Marilyn
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ashley Moran" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: Re: Newbie Question - Organ Meats
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>> On Jul 25, 2008, at 3:42 pm, Marilyn Harris wrote:
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>>> A little on Stefansson - I like what they say about salt - that the 
>>> Eskimo do not eat salt at all and do not even like it.
>>
>> Is that because their food is naturally saltier?  I imagine if you  
>> diet is more land-based and with more veg (and therefore with a 
>> higher potassium-sodium ratio) that you'd naturally crave more salt.
>>
>> Or maybe there's another explanation?
>>
>> Ashley
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