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A Study of the Dietary Background and Nutriture of the Navajo Indian

III. Physical Findings

1. The nutritional status of 1236 Navajo individuals has been assessed by medical history and physical examination. The study group included men, women and children, with an age spread of 5 to 92 years.

2. Frank deficiency diseases were essentially non-existent.

3. Only in the assessment of ascorbic acid nutriture was there indication of widespread insufficiency.

4. The observed minor physical changes appear to be largely a result of conditions local to the area, such as exposure to the elements in the semi-arid environment.

5. The patterns of occurrence of the various findings are described.