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Nutritional Needs in Hot Environments:

Applications for Military Personnel in Field Operations

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Size: 392 pages, 6 x 9

Publication Year:1993


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Authors:
Bernadette M. Marriott, Editor; Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Institute of Medicine
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This volume examines the current state of knowledge concerning the influence of a hot environment on nutrient requirements of military personnel. A parallel concern is ensuring that performance does not decline as a result of inadequate nutrition.
The committee provides a ...
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Front Matter i-xiv  
Part I: Committee Summary and Recommendations 1-2 (skim)
1. Introduction and Backgrounds 3-44 (skim)
2. Conclusions and Recommendations 45-52 (skim)
Part II: Invited Presentations 53-54 (skim)
3. Physiological Responses to Excercise in Heat 55-74 (skim)
4. Effects of Excercise and Heat on Gastrointestinal Function 75-86 (skim)
5. Water Requirements During Excercise in the Heat 87-96 (skim)
6. Energetics and Climate with Emphasis on Heat: A Historical Perspective 97-116 (skim)
7. The Effect of Excercise and Heat on Mineral Metabolism and Requirements 117-136 (skim)
8. The Effect of Excercise and Heat on Vitamin Requirements 137-172 (skim)
9. Heat as a Factor in the Perception of Taste, Smell, and Oral Sensation 173-186 (skim)
10. Effects of Heat on Appetite 187-214 (skim)
11. Situational Influences on Food Intake 215-244 (skim)
Part III: U.S. Army Presentations: A Reevaluation of Sodium Requirements for Work in the Heat 245-246 (skim)
12. Responses of Soldiers to 4-gram and 8-gram NaCl Diets During 10 Days of Heat Acclimation 247-258 (skim)
13. Endocrinological Responses to Dietary Salt Restriction During Heat Acclimation 259-276 (skim)
14. Subjective Reports of Heat Illness 277-294 (skim)
Part IV: Committee Discussion Paper 295-296 (skim)
15. Food Intake, Appetite, and Work in Hot Environments 297-304 (skim)
Appendixes 305-306 (skim)
Appendix A: Military Recommended Dietary Allowances, AR 25-40; 1985 307-328 (skim)
Appendix B: Nutritional Needs in Hot Environments -- A Selected Bibliography 329-352 (skim)
Appendix C: Biographical Sketches 353-362 (skim)
Index 363-378 (skim)

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This volume examines the current state of knowledge concerning the influence of a hot environment on nutrient requirements of military personnel. A parallel concern is ensuring that performance does not decline as a result of inadequate nutrition.
The committee provides a thorough review of the literature in this area and interprets the diverse data in terms of military applications. In addition to a focus on specific nutrient needs in hot climates, the committee considers factors that might change food intake patterns and therefore overall calories. Although concern for adequate nutrition for U.S. soldiers in Saudi Arabia prompted the initiation of this project, its scope includes the nutrient needs of individuals who may be actively working in both hot-dry and hot-moist climates.

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