Abstract
1) In those taking a low protein diet, the secretion of adrenocortical hormone decreased to the minimum in the 2nd-3rd weeks, and afterwards showed a little increase without a full recovery.
2) It was made clear by diet surveyings that calorie and total protein in the diet were sufficient but the protein-score of the diet was remarkably low in priests who were in the practice of religious austerities on Zenshu (Zenshu-Sodo) as they were not in the habit of taking animal protein. These facts were c, nsidered as very significant in the daily life of such priests.
