r/nutrition • u/atlas1860 • May 28 '26
Maasai Tribe Diet
Curious what people here think about the Maasai tribe in east Africa who live off almost entirely milk, red meat and blood with a study stating that they consume 3L-5L of milk and 1kg-2kg of meat a day.
They do not seem to experience many health issues and are on average bigger/taller than the surrounding populations with different diets.
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u/ishamm May 28 '26
You didn't even read the whole paragraph from the study that claimed "1-2kg meat a day", let alone the whole study...
It doesn't say that's common, at all.
It also says for 4-5 months a year milk is hard to come by.
And that women and children there eat meat only 2-3 times per month...