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Alcohol use
BMD and,190
All Volunteer Force, 215
American Academy of Pediatrics, 147 , 151
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG), 17 , 143 , 147 , 150-151 , 163-164 , 165
pregnancy exercise recommendations, 139-142
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), 160 , 283
eating disorders definition, 95
physical fitness position, 63
American Dietetic Association
Manual of Clinical Dietetics , 89
Americans with Disabilities Act, 72
Anthropometry
body composition measurements/techniques, 41-44 , 46 , 50 , 55-56 , 161 , 221-222
circumference-based measurement, 16 , 34 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 46 , 158 , 159 , 160 , 177-178
ethnic differences, 49
health risks, measure of, 50-51
See also Weight for height
Apgar scores, 135
Appearance standard, military
body composition and, ix , 3 , 52-55
definition, 1 , 25 , 52 , 54
health risks/implications and, 55 , 160 , 198
military readiness and, ix , 3 , 160 , 198
women, 27
ARI. See U.S. Army Research Institute (ARI)
ARL. See U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
Army. See U.S. Army
Army Body Composition Program, 246 , 247
Army Food and Nutrition Survey , 96 , 118 , 167 , 175
Army Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel
Women in the Army Policy Review Group, 70
Army Physical Fitness Update Survey , 183
Army Regulation (AR) 40-25; 17 , 109 , 161
Army Regulation (AR) 40-501; 6 , 128 , 255
Army Regulation (AR) 350-41; 5 , 66 , 69 , 255
Army Regulation (AR) 600-9; 5 , 36 , 88 , 95 , 177 , 239 , 254
Army policies. See Specific policies
Army Sample Survey of Military Personnel , 94 , 134 , 175 , 179 , 194
Army Weight Control Program, 88 , 94 , 98 , 177 , 235 , 236
Asian populations
body composition of Asian women, 224
Athletics
Olympic female athletes' mean BMI, 52 , 53-54
B
Basic combat training (BCT)
injury risk, fitness training impact on, gender differences, 77 , 189 , 192 , 243-245
nutritional studies, 116-117 , 162 , 189
overweight incidence, 92 , 94-95
See also Military personnel;
Physical training;
U.S. Army
BCNH committee. See Committee on Body Composition, Nutrition, and Health of Military Women (BCNH committee)
BCT. See Basic combat training (BCT)
Birth weight, 131 , 140 , 141 , 142 , 143-145 , 147 , 151 .
See also Pregnancy
BMC. See Bone mineral content (BMC)
BMD. See Bone mineral density (BMD)
BMI. See Body mass index (BMI)
Body composition
age and, 47
appearance and, 52-55
ethnic differences, 181-182 , 223-225
factors affecting, 47-50
gender differences, 181-182
genetic influences on, 47-49
health influence of, 50-51
historical background, 33-37
injury risk and, 50-51
minimum lean body mass, 14 , 26 , 157-161 , 198
physical fitness and, 51-52 , 75-80
standards, ix , 3 , 25 , 26 , 27
task performance (load carriage) and, 2-3 , 40 , 182-183
undernutrition health consequences, 189-193
weight and composition overview, 37-41
See also Bone mineral content (BMC);
Bone mineral density (BMD);
Body composition assessment;
Body composition components;
Body fat;
Fat-free mass (FFM)
Body Composition and Physical Performance , 54 , 91 , 222 , 282
Body composition assessment
anthropometric measurements, 20 , 41-44 , 46 , 50 , 55-56 , 221-222
Army policies/procedures, clinical impact, 246-247
body fat assessment, 34-38 , 55
body fat assessment equations, 10-12 , 16 , 42-44 , 46 , 55
circumference-based body fat equations, 16 , 34 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 46 , 158 , 159 , 160 , 177-178
civilian law enforcement and fire service policies, x , 288-289
criterion methods, 44-46 , 56
DXA, 40 , 45-46 , 177-178 , 182 , 218 , 222
equations, 55-56 , 146
field methods, 20 , 41-44 , 50 , 55-56
lactation and, 148-149
military accession minimum standards, 198
military equations, 9 , 35 , 55 , 177 , 259
military policies, ix , x , 5-7 , 176-179 , 254-258
military weight control programs and, 88-92