Military Nutrition Research: Eight Tasks to Address Medical Factors Limiting Soldier Effectiveness.
Abstract
To assess, maintain, or improve a soldier's physical/physical/physiological/psychological capability to function effectively under environmental and operational stress and to minimize adverse effects of stress on health safety and performance, the PBRC will perform the following eight research tasks: (1) Clinical Laboratory for Human and Food Samples will perform laboratory analysis of samples from studies conducted by the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) and at PBRC in Tasks 4 and 8. (2) Stable Isotope Laboratory will perform analyses to measure the energy expenditure and body composition of soldiers during prolonged field exercise and at PBRC in Tasks 4 and 8. (3) Stress, Nutrition and Mental Performance Laboratory will continue multidisciplinary basic research studies of the interactions of stressors and nutrition on mental performance parameters in an animal model. This lab collaborates with Task 7 where samples are sent to evaluate immune function in the stressed animal model. (4) Stress Nutrition and Work Performance uses human subjects to develop nutritional strategies to improve physical performance under intense physical stress and to collaborate with Task 7, sending samples for analysis to link muscular fatigue to decrements in immune function. (5) Nutrient Database Integration Laboratory supports the Military Nutrition Division and PBRC research studies by providing dietary intake and analysis support. (6) Enhancing Military Diets continues to expand the Armed Forces Recipe file with healthier recipes. (7) Stress Nutrition and Immune Function Laboratory provides special tests of immune function in collaboration with Tasks 3 and 4 to evaluate immunologic change in humans and in a rat model. (8) Metabolic Unit Project allows new inpatient protocols to address specific issues in nutritional interactions with stress which affect performance and immune function.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA357560
Entities
People
- Donna H. Ryan
Organizations
- Louisiana State University