Committee on Military Nutrition Research Proposal

Abstract

This publication, Military Sfrategies for Sustainment of Nufrition and Immune Function in the Field, is the latest in a series of reports based on workshops sponsored by the Committee on Military Nutrition Research (CMNR) of the Food and Nutrition Board (FNB), Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences. Other workshops or symposia have included such topics as food components to enhance performance; nutritional needs in hot, cold, and high-altitude environments; body composition and physical performance; nutrition and physical performance; cognitive testing methodology; and fluid replacement and heat stress. These workshops form part of the response that the CMNR provides to the Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), regarding issues brought to the committee through the Military Nutrition Division (currently the Military Nutrition and Biochemical Division) of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) at Natick, Massachusetts. vii

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363840

Entities

People

  • Mary I. Poos

Organizations

  • National Academy of Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Health Services
  • Lymphocytes
  • Medical Personnel

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Medical or Health Care Field.