Not By Bread Alone by Vilhjalmur Stefansson [original 1946 edition reprint]

Not By Bread Alone 

This is a REPRINT of an exceedingly difficult book to find -- the original 1946 edition of this best seller.

Please allow two weeks for the book to be delivered.

Note: This book is a reproduction of the historical text for academic, historical, or collector purposes.

Originally published in 1946; printed in 2026.

6" x 9" / 339 pages

Book description

Not by Bread Alone by Arctic explorer and anthropologist Vilhjálmur Stefánsson is a 1946 nutrition book that champions an all-meat, low-carbohydrate diet.

Core Themes and Overview

Inuit Inspiration: Stefánsson spent years living among indigenous Inuit groups, observing that their traditional all-meat diet kept them free from western illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, and scurvy.

The Bellevue Hospital Experiment: The book details a famous 1928 controlled scientific test at New York's Bellevue Hospital. Stefánsson and a colleague ate strictly meat and fish for an entire year under medical supervision and remained healthy.

Pemmican Advocacy: Later sections promote pemmican—a concentrated blend of dried lean meat and fat—as the ultimate portable, high-energy survival ration, which Stefánsson urged military groups to adopt.

Nutritional Legacy: The work challenges conventional dietary guidelines and remains a foundational text for modern advocates of zero-carb, carnivore, and high-protein diets.