Editing Blubber (section)

===Uses===
''Uqhuq'',<ref name=translate>{{cite book|last=Ohokak|first=G.|author2=M. Kadlun|author3=B. Harnum|title=Inuinnaqtun-English Dictionary|publisher=Kitikmeot Heritage Society|url=http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/nac/nac_dictionary/nac_dictionary.pdf|access-date=6 March 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904191006/http://www.nald.ca/library/learning/nac/nac_dictionary/nac_dictionary.pdf|archive-date=4 September 2012}}</ref> or ''uqsuq'',<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.livingdictionary.com/term/viewTerm.jsp?term=49165130231 |work=Asuilaak Living Dictionary |title=Blubber |date=November 2016 }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ("blubber" in the [[Inuktitut]] language) is an important part of the [[Inuit diet|traditional diets]] of the [[Inuit]] and of other northern peoples, because of its high energy value and availability. Whale blubber, which tastes like [[arrowroot]] biscuits, has similar properties.<ref>
{{cite book
|last1=Stefansson
|first1=Eero
|last2=Adriaensen
|first2=Arxontis
|year=1893
|title=Missionärer bland Eskimåer
|trans-title=Missionaries Among the Eskimos
|language=sv
|publisher=Himmelriket på Jorden Publikationer
|location=Göteborg
|series=Uppdrag i Världen
|page=138
}}
</ref> <!--It has been suggested that because the fats of the Inuit's wild-caught game are largely [[monounsaturated fat|monounsaturated]] and rich in [[omega-3 fatty acid]]s, the diet does not pose the same health risks as a typical Western high-fat diet.<ref name="paradox">{{cite web|url=http://discovermagazine.com/2004/oct/inuit-paradox/article_view?b_start:int=1&-C=|title=The Inuit Paradox|last=Gadsby|first=Patricia|date=October 1, 2004|work=Discover Magazine|pages=1–4|access-date=24 December 2009}}</ref> However, actual evidence has shown that Inuit have a similar prevalence of [[coronary artery disease]] as non-Inuit populations and they have excessive mortality due to [[stroke|cerebrovascular strokes]], with twice the risk to that of the North American population.<ref name="FodorHelis2014">{{cite journal|last1=Fodor|first1=George J.|last2=Helis|first2=Eftyhia|last3=Yazdekhasti|first3=Narges|last4=Vohnout|first4=Branislav|title="Fishing" for the origins of the "Eskimos and heart disease" story. Facts or wishful thinking? A review|journal=Canadian Journal of Cardiology|year=2014|issn=0828-282X|doi=10.1016/j.cjca.2014.04.007|doi=10.1016/j.cjca.2014.04.007|volume=30|pages=864–868|pmid=25064579}}</ref><ref name="Slate082014">{{cite news |last=Preston |first=Elizabeth |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2014/08/does_fish_oil_prevent_heart_disease_original_danish_eskimo_diet_study_was.html |title=The Fishy Origins of the Fish Oil Craze |work=Slate |publisher=The Slate Group |date=2014-08-01 |access-date=2014-08-05 |quote=In the 1970s, a pair of Danish researchers ventured north of the Arctic Circle and into medical lore. Studying a scattered Inuit population, they concluded that eating plenty of fish and other marine animals protected this group from heart disease. The researchers would eventually suggest that everyone else's hearts and arteries might also benefit from the "Eskimo diet," promoting a health food trend that continues to this day. The only trouble is, the two Danes never proved that the Inuit had low rates of heart disease. They never tested it at all. But today the market for fish oil pills is booming, even as scientists conduct trial after trial to hunt for a link to heart health that has never quite solidified. }}</ref> Indeed, the cardiovascular risk of this diet is so severe that the addition of a more [[Western pattern diet|standard American diet]] has reduced the incidence of mortality in the Inuit population.<ref>{{Cite journal|title = Low incidence of cardiovascular disease among the Inuit--what is the evidence?|journal = Atherosclerosis|date = 2003-02-01|issn = 0021-9150|pmid = 12535749|pages = 351–357|volume = 166|issue = 2|first = Peter|last = Bjerregaard|first2 = T. Kue|last2 = Young|first3 = Robert A.|last3 = Hegele|doi=10.1016/s0021-9150(02)00364-7}}</ref> Furthermore, [[Fish oil|fish oil supplement]] studies have failed to support claims of preventing [[Myocardial infarction|heart attacks]] or [[stroke]]s.<ref name="NYT-20150917-cz">{{cite news |last=Zimmer |first=Carl |author-link=Carl Zimmer |title=Inuit Study Adds Twist to Omega-3 Fatty Acids' Health Story |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/22/science/inuit-study-adds-twist-to-omega-3-fatty-acids-health-story.html |date=September 17, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 11, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="NYT-20150330">{{cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Anahad |title=Fish Oil Claims Not Supported by Research |url=http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/30/fish-oil-claims-not-supported-by-research/ |date=March 30, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 11, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="JAMA-201403">{{cite journal |last1=Grey |first1=Andrew |last2=Bolland |first2=Mark |title=Clinical Trial Evidence and Use of Fish Oil Supplements |url=http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1787690 |date=March 2014 |journal=[[JAMA Internal Medicine]] |volume=174 |issue=3 |pages=460–462 |doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.12765 |access-date=October 11, 2015 |pmid=24352849}}</ref>-->

[[Whaling]] largely targeted the collection of blubber: whalers [[Rendering (food processing)|rendered]] it into [[whale oil|oil]] in [[try pot]]s, or later, in vats on [[factory ship]]s. The oil could serve in the manufacture of soap, leather, and cosmetics.<ref name="donovan">{{cite encyclopedia | last = Donovan | first = Greg | title = Whaling | encyclopedia = Microsoft Encarta | year = 2008}}</ref> Whale oil was used in candles as wax, and in [[oil lamp]]s as fuel. A single [[blue whale]] can yield a blubber harvest of up to 50 tons.<ref name="Cetacean">{{cite encyclopedia | title = Cetacean | encyclopedia = Encyclopædia Britannica. Ultimate Reference Suite | year = 2008}}</ref>