SAMA HOOLE: 1845 Franklin Expedition: 129 men. Provisions: Canned lean meats, hardtack, minimal fat. Result: All dead within 3 years. Scurvy. Starvation. Despite adequate calories.

Arctic expeditions had to choose provisions carefully. Wrong choice = death.

1845 Franklin Expedition: 129 men. Provisions: Canned lean meats, hardtack, minimal fat.

Result: All dead within 3 years. Scurvy. Starvation. Despite adequate calories.

1903-1906 Roald Amundsen:… pic.twitter.com/c4TVBbSme0

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Arctic expeditions had to choose provisions carefully. Wrong choice = death. 1845 Franklin Expedition: 129 men. Provisions: Canned lean meats, hardtack, minimal fat. Result: All dead within 3 years. Scurvy. Starvation. Despite adequate calories. 1903-1906 Roald Amundsen: Learned from Inuit. Provisions: Pemmican (50% fat), seal blubber, fatty meat. Result: All survived. Good health. Success. The difference: Fat content. Franklin's men had calories. They didn't have fat. They died.

Amundsen's men had fat. They thrived. Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic: Relied on seal and penguin (both high-fat).

Survived 2 years stranded. Zero scurvy despite no vegetables. Pattern is consistent: Expeditions that prioritised fat: Survived Expeditions that didn't: Dead Animal fat kept explorers alive in the harshest environments on Earth. But you're told to avoid it in your climate-controlled flat because it might raise your cholesterol. The explorers would think you're insane.