Energy Requirements of Military Personnel
Abstract
Energy requirements of military personnel (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines) have been measured while training under various conditions. Group mean total energy expenditures for 424 male military personnel from various units engaged in diverse missions ranged from 13.0 to 29.8 MJ per day. The overall mean was 19.3 + 2.7 MJ (mean + standard deviation) per day measured over an average of 12.2 days (range: 2.25 to 69 days). For the 77 female military personnel studied, mean total energy expenditures for individual experimental groups ranged from 9.8 to 23.4 MJ per day, with an overall mean of 11.9 + 2.6 MJ per day, measured over an average of 8.8 days (range: 2.25 to 14 days). Women, presumably due to their lower lean body mass, resting metabolic rate, and absolute work rate, had lower total energy expenditures. Combat training produced higher energy requirements than non-combat training or support activities. Compared to temperate conditions, total energy expenditures did not appear to be influenced by hot weather, but tended to be higher in the cold or high altitude conditions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA430782
Entities
People
- Andrew J Young
- Carol J. Baker-fulco
- Harris R Lieberman
- Scott J. Montain
- William J. Tharion
Organizations
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine