Health, Performance, and Nutritional Status of U.S. Army Women during Basic Combat Training.

Abstract

This study was undertaken to examine the relationship(s) between health, nutrition, body composition, and physical performance in female soldiers during the B weeks of basic combat training (BCT). The study investigated female soldiers assigned to three platoons within a single all-female basic training company over the period of 22 March 1993 to 20 May 1993 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Volunteer soldiers participated in pre-training (pre-BCT; 174 original volunteers with a mean age of 21.4 yrs) and post-training (post-BCT; 158 successful BCT graduates) performance and body composition testing, as well as three separate blood draws (pre-BCT, midpoint of BCT, and.post-BCT). Additionally, a 7-day dining facility dietary assessment survey was performed on a subset of 49 randomly selected - soldiers during the second week of training. Questionnaires were utilized to acquire demographic information, as well as to assess nutrition knowledge and beliefs and food attitudes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA302042

Entities

People

  • Karl E. Friedl
  • Kathleen A. Westphal
  • Marilyn A. Sharp
  • Nancy King
  • Tim R. Kramer

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Body Composition
  • Body Weight
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Databases
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Pain

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  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation