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Has anyone ever tried a Pemmican Only diet for a month or more? What would be the repercussions of doing this?

Also wouldn't the tallow provide a lot of nutrients that the lean meat lacks?

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Mind-numbing boredom? – Molly Jan 9 2012 at 2:54

Are you considering this for fast fat loss? – Sue Jan 9 2012 at 12:17

Just out of curiosity and experimentation. In reality I want to include pemmican as a supplement/snack to normal eating. – jatx www.jasonmoore.me Jan 9 2012 at 18:54

DePaw · Answer 1 · 2012-01-09 15:44:46Z UTC

Pemmican is made from ground dried lean meat and rendered tallow. Lean meat lacks the following nutrients: Vitamin A, folate, B1, vitamin C, D, E, K, calcium, copper, magnesium, manganese, potassium, sodium. Slightly low: selenium, B2, B5.

Adding organs really improves nutrition, you could dry and grind these too and make a mystery meat pemmican.

More information: http://mostlymeatiswhatieat.blogspot.com/2012/01/nutritionally-perfect-carnivorous-diet.html

If you make all this into pemmican, you won't suffer nutritional deficiencies (except you'll also need to drink broth too).

Esther · Answer 2 · 2012-01-09 04:29:57Z UTC

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Aside from the boredom, it also seems like you would be missing out on all of the micronutrients you would get from vegetables and fruits. Macronutrients are enough to survive... but in combination with micronutrients, you will really thrive. :)

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You can get the micronutrients you need without resorting to plants. See DePaw's answer, for example. – Ambimorph Jan 10 2012 at 0:02

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