Why Is It Dangerous To Eat The Liver Of A Polar Bear?

Polar bears are large animals that live on the Arctic ice caps. They don't have any natural animal predators but they are used for food by the local population of inuits. Polar bear meat is very rich and, when all other food is scarce, catching a polar bear provides a huge amount of food for a lot of people.

Local people have known for a long time that eating the liver of a polar bear is a dangerous thing to do. Normally animal livers are very nutritious but the liver of the polar bear is very high in vitamin A. So high that even eating a small amount of the liver can produce toxic effects.

Polar bear fat provides Inuit with Vitamin A and omega-3 fatty acids, which helps reduce their risk of heart disease. Even though they eat a very fatty, high meat diet, they suffer less heart disease than the typical American or European. Polar bear meat is usually baked or boiled in a soup or stew. It must never be eaten raw because the polar bear is prone to many different parasites.

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