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Preface; 1. The circumpolar habitat and its peoples - traditionallifestyle and early research findings; 2. Concept of the InternationalBiological Programme Human Adaptability Project and IBP studies ofcircumpolar peoples; 3. Changes in social structure and behaviour; 4. Seculartrends in diet, metabolism and body composition; 5. Secular trends inphysical fitness and cold tolerance; 6. Secular trends in lung function andrespiratory disease; 7. Secular trends in growth and development; 8. Currenthealth status; 9. Lessons from the Arctic; Bibliography; Index.