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Nutritional Needs In Cold And In High-Altitude Environments: Applications for Military Personnel in Field Operations
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1996.
- PMID: 25121290
- Bookshelf ID: NBK232865
- DOI: 10.17226/5197
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Nutritional Needs In Cold And In High-Altitude Environments: Applications for Military Personnel in Field Operations
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This book reviews the research pertaining to nutrient requirements for working in cold or in high-altitude environments and states recommendations regarding the application of this information to military operational rations. It addresses whether, aside from increased energy demands, cold or high-altitude environments elicit an increased demand or requirement for specific nutrients, and whether performance in cold or high-altitude environments can be enhanced by the provision of increased amounts of specific nutrients.
Copyright 1996 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Sections
- COMMITTEE ON MILITARY NUTRITION RESEARCH
- FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD
- Preface
- I. COMMITTEE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
- II. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC
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III. THE COLD ENVIRONMENT
- 7. Physiology of Cold Exposure
- 8. Military Schedules vs. Biological Clocks
- 9. Influence of Cold Stress on Human Fluid Balance
- 10. Muscle Metabolism and Shivering During Cold Stress
- 11. Macronutrient Requirements for Work in Cold Environments
- 12. Cold Exposure, Appetite, and Energy Balance
- 13. Effects of Cold and Altitude on Vitamin and Mineral Requirements
- 14. Micronutrient Deficiency States and Thermoregulation in the Cold
- 15. Drug-Induced Delay of Hypothermia
- III. Discussion
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IV. THE HIGH-TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT
- 16. The Physiology of High-Altitude Exposure
- 17. Physical Performance at High Altitudes
- 18. Fluid Metabolism at High Altitudes
- 19. Maintenance of Body Weight at Altitude: In Search of 500 kcal/day
- 20. Energy and Macronutrient Requirements for Work at High Altitudes
- 21. Oxidative Stress at High Altitudes and Effects of Vitamin E
- IV. Discussion
- V. PERFORMANCE IN COLD AND IN HIGH-ALTITUDE ENVIRONMENTS
- APPENDIXES
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