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> I like zero carbs, moderate protein, and the balance in the form of fat.
>  I follow the 1.2 grams of protein per kg of reference ("ideal") body
> weight that Phinney uses in his study on exercise and ketosis.
>
> Here's a quote for you from the Phinney review
> (http://www.nutritionandmetabolism.com/content/1/1/2)
>
> "It is interesting to note from the careful observations published from
> the Bellevue study that Stafansson ate relatively modestly of protein,
> deriving between 80–85% of his dietary energy from fat and only
> 15–20% from protein [9]. This was, and still remains, at odds with the
> popular conception that the Inuit ate a high protein diet, whereas in
> reality it appears to have been a high fat diet with a moderate intake
> of protein. In his writings, Stefansson notes that the Inuit were
> careful to limit their intake of lean meat, giving excess lean meat to
> their dogs and reserving the higher fat portions for human consumption
> [11]."
>
> The moderate protein regime contradicts most of the paleo friendly low
> carb plans out there.
>
>
>
> Jim Swayze
> www.fireholecanyon.com
>
>   
The Inuit however were in a different environmental niche (very cold, 
few plants) and I don't think that their diet is particularly reflective 
of the evolutionary diet in general. Currently, some science places man 
in the Americas for at most 30,000 years (common assertions are closer 
to 12,000 years ago). In any case, I don't think a cold climate was par 
for the course for our current genetics.

Steve