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nd The Inuit live in the Arctic regions of Greenland, Canada, and Alaska in the United States.
Traditionally, they eat mostly meat because it is impossible to grow crops in the cold
climates where they live. The Inuit eat seals, walruses, polar bears, birds fish, and other
Arctic animals. The traditional Inuit diet also includes some plants that grow naturally in
the Arctic, Such as roots, berries, and seaweed. Surprisingly, even though the traditional

diet is 50-75% fat and does not include a lot of vegetables, the Inuit who eat this diet are

a combination of a traditional and a more modern diet

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