Vilhjalmur Stefansson

Biochemist Ray Peat has discussed a similar experiment (and also
mentioned a relevant dog study) in the following passage:

"Fifty years ago, it was found that a large amount of cod liver oil in
dogs' diet increased their death rate from cancer by 20 times, from the

usual 5% to 100%. A diet rich in fish oil causes intense production of

toxic lipid peroxides, and has been observed to reduce a man's sperm
count to zero. [H. Sinclair, Prog. Lipid Res. 25, 667, 1989.]"

Source: http://www.healthythyroid.com/vegetableoils.htm

Quoted message said:

Biochemist Ray Peat has discussed a similar experiment (and also
mentioned a relevant dog study) in the following passage:
"Fifty years ago, it was found that a large amount of cod liver oil in
dogs' diet increased their death rate from cancer by 20 times, from the
usual 5% to 100%.

Nobody asked about cod liver oil.
Cod liver oil contains, as the name states FAT soluable vitamins which
ascorbic acid is none of.
This has nothing to do with the question at hand.

AND Dogs are able to perform vitamin C synthesis.

Quoted message said:

A diet rich in fish oil causes intense production of
toxic lipid peroxides, and has been observed to reduce a man's sperm
count to zero. [H. Sinclair, Prog. Lipid Res. 25, 667, 1989.]"

Nobody mentioned something about that either AND the study is 17 years old-
there are newer results with different outcomes.

... another one of you "on point" replies?

Rob said:

I'm sure many here are aware of Vilhjalmur Stefansson, who had lived
with the Inuit, and had taken part in a year-long, meat-only diet
under close medical supervision.

I guess that would put you in the Eskimo Kook group?

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Question: If he ate a diet of only meat, how did he not get scurvy? Are
there some sources of meat, fish, shellfish, etc, that would supply
enough vitamin C to prevent scurvy? I have heard that the actual amount
of vitamin C necessary to prevent scurvy is miniscule, i.e. 3-5mg. Is
this so?

As the science professor MartyB like to say a few years ago some human
beings can in fact perform vitamin C synthesis. Perhaps, Vilhjalmur had
this genetic variation?

And, he could have had borderline scurvy. Most moderns on a steady
Hamburger, French fry, and coke diet suffer from borderline scurvy.

List of Common Fish of the Arctic/"Near Arctic"
Focus on Pacific/Bering Sea/Arctic Ocean (Constructed from various
resources and personal observation, but may be incomplete)

Herring
Pink Salmon
Red (Sockeye) Salmon
Chum (Dog) Salmon
Silver (Coho) Salmon
King (Chinook) Salmon
Lake Trout
Dolly Varden
Arctic Char
Grayling
Whitefish (various)
Sheefish (Inconnu) a large whitefish
Pike
minnow/carp/dace various
Blackfish

fish roe 100 grams: Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 16.0
chinook salmon, raw, 100 grams : Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid mg 4.0

vitamin values from:

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/

TC

Rob said:

I'm sure many here are aware of Vilhjalmur Stefansson, who had lived
with the Inuit, and had taken part in a year-long, meat-only diet
under close medical supervision.

Question: If he ate a diet of only meat, how did he not get scurvy? Are
there some sources of meat, fish, shellfish, etc, that would supply
enough vitamin C to prevent scurvy? I have heard that the actual amount
of vitamin C necessary to prevent scurvy is miniscule, i.e. 3-5mg. Is
this so?

Rob