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Story: The Evolution of Diet. The lifestyle and food habits of a small Inuit community on the East coast of Greenland, in winter. Inuit consume a mostly meat diet of foods that are fished, hunted, and gathered locally.

What’s not eaten right away will stay frozen in outdoor sheds; one family’s “freezer” holds the meat, ribs, and jaw of a killer whale and the fore flipper of a bearded seal.
Greenland’s Inuit survived for generations eating almost nothing but meat in a landscape too harsh for most plants. Today markets offer more variety, but a taste for meat persists.

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What’s not eaten right away will stay frozen in outdoor sheds; one family’s “freezer” holds the meat, ribs, and jaw of a killer whale and the fore flipper of a bearded seal.<br />
Greenland’s Inuit survived for generations eating almost nothing but meat in a landscape too harsh for most plants. Today markets offer more variety, but a taste for meat persists.