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Nutritional Needs in Hot Environments: Applications for Military Personnel in Field Operations (1993)
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Nutritional Needs in Hot Environments: Applications for Military Personnel in Field Operations

TABLE 14-1 U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine Environmental Symptoms Questionnaire (ESQ)

Circle the number of each item to correspond to HOW YOU HAVE BEEN FEELING TODAY. PLEASE ANSWER EVERY ITEM. If you did not have the symptom, circle zero (NOT AT ALL).

 

 

Not At All

Slight

Somewhat

Moderate

Quite a Bit

Extreme

1.

I felt lightheaded.

0

1

2

3

4

5

2.

I had a headache.

0

1

2

3

4

5

3.

I felt sinus pressure.

0

1

2

3

4

5

4.

I felt dizzy.

0

1

2

3

4

5

5.

I felt faint.

0

1

2

3

4

5

6.

My vision was dim.

0

1

2

3

4

5

7.

My coordination was off.

0

1

2

3

4

5

8.

I was short of breath.

0

1

2

3

4

5

9.

It was hard to breathe.

0

1

2

3

4

5

10.

It hurt to breathe.

0

1

2

3

4

5

11.

My heart was beating fast.

0

1

2

3

4

5

12.

My heart was pounding.

0

1

2

3

4

5

13.

I had a chest pain.

0

1

2

3

4

5

14.

I had chest pressure.

0

1

2

3

4

5

15.

My hands were shaking or trembling.

0

1

2

3

4

5

16.

I had a muscle cramp.

0

1

2

3

4

5

17.

I had stomach cramps.

0

1

2

3

4

5

18.

My muscles felt tight or stiff.

0

1

2

3

4

5

19.

I felt weak.

0

1

2

3

4

5

20.

My legs or feet ached.

0

1

2

3

4

5

21.

My hands, arms, or shoulder sached.

0

1

2

3

4

5

22.

My back ached.

0

1

2

3

4

5

23.

I had a stomach ache.

0

1

2

3

4

5

24.

I felt sick to my stomach (nauseous).

0

1

2

3

4

5

25.

I had gas pressure.

0

1

2

3

4

5

26.

I had diarrhea.

0

1

2

3

4

5

27.

I felt constipated.

0

1

2

3

4

5

28.

I had to urinate more than usual.

0

1

2

3

4

5

29.

I had to urinate less than usual.

0

1

2

3

4

5

30.

I felt warm.

0

1

2

3

4

5

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Front Matter (R1-R14)
Part I: Committee Summary and Recommendations (1-2)
1. Introduction and Backgrounds (3-44)
2. Conclusions and Recommendations (45-52)
Part II: Invited Presentations (53-54)
3. Physiological Responses to Excercise in Heat (55-74)
4. Effects of Excercise and Heat on Gastrointestinal Function (75-86)
5. Water Requirements During Excercise in the Heat (87-96)
6. Energetics and Climate with Emphasis on Heat: A Historical Perspective (97-116)
7. The Effect of Excercise and Heat on Mineral Metabolism and Requirements (117-136)
8. The Effect of Excercise and Heat on Vitamin Requirements (137-172)
9. Heat as a Factor in the Perception of Taste, Smell, and Oral Sensation (173-186)
10. Effects of Heat on Appetite (187-214)
11. Situational Influences on Food Intake (215-244)
Part III: U.S. Army Presentations: A Reevaluation of Sodium Requirements for Work in the Heat (245-246)
12. Responses of Soldiers to 4-gram and 8-gram NaCl Diets During 10 Days of Heat Acclimation (247-258)
13. Endocrinological Responses to Dietary Salt Restriction During Heat Acclimation (259-276)
14. Subjective Reports of Heat Illness (277-294)
Part IV: Committee Discussion Paper (295-296)
15. Food Intake, Appetite, and Work in Hot Environments (297-304)
Appendixes (305-306)
Appendix A: Military Recommended Dietary Allowances, AR 25-40; 1985 (307-328)
Appendix B: Nutritional Needs in Hot Environments -- A Selected Bibliography (329-352)
Appendix C: Biographical Sketches (353-362)
Index (363-378)