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Raw meat. Unlike us, they can manufacture all the other vitamins they need.


raw fresh meat works for us too, no supplements needed.


First off, in order for this statement to be even HALF true, you need to be consuming organ meats (particularly liver) regularly.

Even consuming meat from a variety of different species, and regularly eating organ meat, off the top of my head you would still definitely be deficient in vitamin c and vitamin k.

Edit (I was curious about the eskimo paradox): It turns out that whale skin is a fairly good source of vitamin C, and the process of fermenting meat causes it to become rich in vitamin K. So if you are willing to consume whale skin, liver and fermented meat regularly, you too can survive on a diet comprised entirely of animal products! I'm still sure the eskimo diet is far from optimal in terms of health and fitness.


Wolves do not eat organ meat. They are "carcassivores" -- they eat meat and bone. That's it. Period. The exception is organs of very small prey that they eat whole, and of course dirt and whatever else that gets on the carcass. The same has been observed of dingoes and this goes for our pet dogs too.

Dogs don't need vitamin C. They manufacture their own. Don't know the specifics of K off the top of my head, but dogs are not humans. They may be mammals but they do not have our biology.

My dogs eat mostly chicken leg quarters and pork neck and they're thriving. I'm saving incredible amounts of money on food and vet bills.

If you want more info look up the research of Dr Tom Lonsdale that has been suppressed by dog food companies for years. His book Raw Meaty Bones has everything you need to know.

Did you ever consider how our dogs were fed before kibble existed? Or why we don't feed pet snakes and lizards some meal replacement?


You did see that the comment I was replying to was basically "raw meat works for us too - no supplements needed" right?


> whale skin, liver and fermented meat regularly,

Meat. Bone. Very little fat. No organs.

We couldn't handle that. Dogs can.


Isn't "rabbit starvation" a problem? Or does raw meat avoid this problem somehow?

0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit_starvation


http://www.mendosa.com/stefansson1.htm - which is quoted in the Wiki. All lean meat leads to 'Rabbit starvation', you need some fatty meats to supply necessary vitamins and minerals.


Not even some fiber?


Here's the article I was thinking about:

http://www.mendosa.com/stefansson1.htm




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