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Appendix D: Proposed Revisions to Accession (AR 40-501) and Retention (AR 600-9) Body Weight and Body Fat Standards
Pages 345-346

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... Fried1 Occupational Health and Performance Directorate U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine 2Aprill991 RECOMMENDATIONS AR 40-501 · Change to a body fat standard, retaining weight tables only as a preliminary screen · Male standards should not exceed 4 percent body fat units over retention fat standards · Female standards should be the same as retention fat standards AR 600-9 · Female standards should be increased by 2 percent body fat units for each age category 345
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... 346 TABLE D-1 Proposed Changes to Body Fat Standards APPENDIX D Men Retention Current Standard Women Accession Retention Accession Proposed Current Proposed Current Proposed Current Proposed Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard 20 20 (32)
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