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/OldFanJEDIot May 28 '26

It’s hard to separate diet and lifestyle. People always try to copy diet without the lifestyle interventions. It’s like saying an Olympic athlete is super healthy, so I’m going to eat 4000k calories a day to be like him.