Relationship between Nutritional Status and Adrenal Cortex Function

Abstract

In order to ascertain the degree of relationship between nutritional status and adrenal cortex function, studies were carried out on two mountainous villages' inhabitants who had different economical conditions.
Acoording to the nutritional survey, ratio of animal protains and fats ingested by S village inhabitants were smaller than those of U village.
Mean values of serum Na/K, urinary total 17-OHCS, and 17-KS were found higher in U village inhabitants than in the those of S village.
The correlation rate between the nutritional status and values of urinary 17-KS is of the order from the largest to the smallest: fats, total calories, animal proteins, total proteins.