Establishment and Assessment of Certain US Military Nutrient Requirements.

Abstract

An overview has been presented as to how dietary allowances for vitamins have been established and utilized in the U.S. Military Nutritional Standards. Research on human vitamin requirements have permitted, in addition, the development of laboratory tests for the assessment of vitamin nutritional status. The procedures are reliable and practical for use in individual evaluations or in military nutrition surveys. Suitable guidelines have been developed for interpreting dietary and biochemical nutrition data. Periodic nutrition surveys can be used to determine the nutritional status of military personnel and to evaluate the nutritional adequacy of the food served and consumed. The results can be used as guidance for recommending any indicated corrective actions or adjustments in the nutritional standards of the military services. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 18, 1975
Accession Number
ADA053774

Entities

People

  • H. E. Sauberlich
  • J. E. Canham

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Blood
  • Food
  • Guidance
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Metabolism
  • Military Personnel
  • Nutrition
  • Nutrition Disorders
  • Security
  • Tryptophan
  • Vitamin C
  • Vitamin D
  • Vitamins

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences
  • Medicine

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.