In 1929/30, one of the early polar explorers, Vilhjalmur Stefansson and a colleague, Karsten Anderson, returned from the Arctic to report that Eskimo/Inuit were able to survive on nother but caribou meat all winter, while performing heavy labour. For a year, they ate only meat more than 2500 calories per day and 75% fat) while staying in Bellevue Hospital in New York. After a year of NO carbohydrates, they had each lost about 6 pounds but all their blood test results were normal and they had NO adverse effects on their health. (See Protein Power Plan Chapter 1, footnote 2 - page 9)

The same explorer proved conclusively that lightly cooked meat and fish, contain enough of a vitamin C-like substance (as well as all other critical micronutrients) to prevent scurvy and other deficiency diseases. But you'd have to eat fresh meat, cooked rare to get this Vitamin C substitute, which is why LCers should generally take Vitamin C supplements.

The Journal of the American Medical Association documented that Stefansson, who spent an one full year on a drastic diet of nothing but fresh meat and water not only did not die as predicted but emerged fitter, leaner, with lower cholesterol counts and healthier in every regard. (PPP - page 172) But PPP also says that cutting your carbs below 7-10 gm per meal will NOT speed your loss, and will only save you about 100 calories per day.