From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Thu May 16 2002 - 09:16:59 MDT
On Thursday, May 16, 2002, at 07:27 am, KPJ wrote:
> Inuit have a genetic mutation which make them survive their food.
> Non-inuit
> tend to have a problem with the heavy intake of vitamins A and D. In
> fact,
> polar discoverers have been known to die from eating e.g. polar bear
> liver.
Polar bear liver is the most concentrated source of vitamin A known. It
has fifty million IU of vitamin A per 100 grams of liver. Humans
normally would need to eat less than one gram per day or face toxicity.
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> Principal Security Consultant <www.Newstaff.com>
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