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Review

Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury: Improving Acute and Subacute Health Outcomes in Military Personnel

Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Nutrition, Trauma, and the Brain
John Erdman, Maria Oria, Laura Pillsbury
, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2011.
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Review

Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury: Improving Acute and Subacute Health Outcomes in Military Personnel

Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Nutrition, Trauma, and the Brain.
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Excerpt

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for up to one-third of combat-related injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to some estimates. TBI is also a major problem among civilians, especially those who engage in certain sports. At the request of the Department of Defense, the IOM examined the potential role of nutrition in the treatment of and resilience against TBI.

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