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He spent years and years living with them, living mostly as they did. If I remember right, it was more than 10 years, total.
Also here's what AI says about other arctic explorers who had the same viewpoint on salt as Stefansson.
(Yes, I know AI can lie, so this may be AI hallucinations. And if you really want me to, I will go find their books and dig for extracts about the salt issue.)
I'm really quite confused by the account. My dad worked in and around remote Alaskan villages for years and that's where most of my impression comes from, but I've also had some of my own exposure.
I'll ask my dad specifically about this salt question when he comes over later.
What I'm thinking is that they may get adequate salt through their regular diet, which is overwhelmingly composed of various seafoods, and that's why they don't add salt to many foods that we would add salt to.
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