Nutritional Needs in Cold and High-Altitude Environments: Applications for Military Personnel in Field Operations

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Front Matter (R1-R16)

I: Committee Summary and Recommendations (1-2)

1 A Review of the Physiology and Nutrition in Cold and in High-Altitude Environments (3-58)

2 Committee on Military Nutrition Research Recommendations and Conclusions (59-80)

II: Background and Introduction to theTopic (81-82)

3 Cold Weather and High-Altitude Nutrition: Overview of the Issues (83-94)

4 Leadership Insights for Military Operations in Cold Weather and at High Altitudes (95-100)

5 Cold-Weather Field Feeding: Military Rations (101-114)

6 Feeding the US Army Sixth Infantry Division (Light) in the Cold (115-122)

Part II Discussion (123-124)

III: The Cold Environment (125-126)

7 The Physiology of Cold Exposure (127-148)

8 Military Schedules vs. Biological Clocks (149-160)

9 Influence of Cold Stress on Human Fluid Balance (161-180)

10 Muscle Metabolism and Shivering During Cold Stress (181-188)

11 Macronutrient Requirements for Work in Cold Environments (189-202)

12 Cold Exposure, Appetite, and Energy Balance (203-214)

13 Effects of Cold and altitude on Vitamin and Mineral Requirements (215-244)

14 Micronutrient Deficiency States and Thermoregulation in the Cold (245-256)

15 Drug-Induced Delay of Hypothermia (257-270)

Part III Discussion (271-292)

IV: The High-Terrestrial Environment (293-294)

16 The Physiology of High-Altitude Exposure (295-318)

17 Physical Performance at High Altitudes (319-330)

18 Fluid Metabolism at High Altitudes (331-356)

19 Maintenance of Body Weight at High Altitudes: In Search of 500 kcal/day (357-378)

20 Energy and Macronutrient Requirements for work at High Altitudes (379-392)

21 Oxidative Stress at High Altitudes and Effects of Vitamin E (393-418)

Part IV Discussion (419-432)

V: Performance in Cold and in High-Altitude Environments (433-434)

22 Effets of Altitue on Cognitive Performance and Mood States (435-452)

23 Food Components and Other Treatments That May Enhance Mental Performance at High Altitudes and in the Cold (453-466)

General Discussion (467-478)

Appendixes (479-480)

A: Environmental Stress Management at High Altitudes by Adaptogens, summary of unpublished manuscript (481-484)

B: Biographical Sketches (485-500)

C: Abbreviations (501-504)

D: Factors Related to Nutritional Needs in Cold and in High-Altitude Environments- A Selected Bibliography (505-554)

Index (555-568)