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Hot, and and sandy Cholistan desert living people have poor food habit due to their low socioeconomic status. Thirty individual’s blood samples were analysed by atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Average levels were for Li+ (9.79 +/- 2), Na+ (3113 +/- 2), K+ (156 +/- 3), Ca2+ (109 +/- 2) and Mg2+ (35 +/- 9). Li+ and Ca2+ were observed higher than the normal person levels, Na+ and K+ within the normal range and variable levels for Mg2+ were also found. A strong positive correlation was observed by pairs like Na+-K+ (r = 0.465), Na+-Ca2+ (r = 0.376) and K+-Ca2+ (r = 0.360) and negative correlation was observed by pairs like Li+-Na+ (r = -0.091), Li+-K+ (r = -0.036) and K+-Mg2+ (r = -0.059). All levels have showed negative skewness except for Mg2+ and positive Kurtosis for Na+ and K+.