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JUNE 8, 2001

Researchers from Utah State University and the US Department of Agriculture are trying to figure out why Navajo tribal members have such strong bones despite a lack of calcium in their diet.

Possible suggestions include high levels of calcium in the water system on the tribe's three-state reservation. A USU nutrition expert conducted tests on water samples and has found high levels of calcium and other minerals.

Another potential explanation is the use of juniper ash that is used in traditional Navajo foods.

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Scientists studying how Navajos' non-dairy diet resists osteoporosis (The Salt Lake Tribune in The Spokesman Review 6/8)