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TIL the low-carb, high-fat, high-protein diet of the Inuit has never conclusively been shown to have greater health benefits compared to non-Inuit diets: The Inuit population has the same risk for coronary artery disease, and their risk of cerebrovascular stroke is twice that of North America.

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