The discovery of clogged arteries in an Inuit mummy complicates omega-3 claims
Despite a diet likely high in fatty acids reputed to protect against heart disease, three of four ancient Inuit mummies was found to have evidence of atherosclerosis.
The ancient Inuit have long been held up as the picture of heart-healthy living, thanks to a strenuous lifestyle and a diet rich in fatty acids stemming from fish. A new study, however, has found evidence of clogged arteries in 500-year-old mummies unearthed in Greenland in the 1920s.
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