Nutritional Determination of Bone Health: A Survey of Australian Defence Force (ADF) Trainees

Abstract

Poor bone health is becoming increasingly common, and therefore is of concern for the ADF. Personnel at risk include those with habitually low dietary calcium intakes, or other dietary issues related to bone health. Dietary intakes of female cadets in training and male recruits upon entry to training were surveyed to determine whether individuals were at increased risk of poorer bone health. Approximately one third of respondents reported calcium intakes below the recommended levels, due to under-consumption of dairy foods. Female respondents were generally worse than their male counterparts. The majority of respondents reported at least two or more dietary risk factors that could negatively affect bone health.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA440263

Entities

People

  • Julia Carins

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bone And Bones
  • Bone Fractures
  • Calcium Compounds
  • Chemical Biological Radiological And Nuclear Defense
  • Dairy Products
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Education
  • Fish
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Osteoporosis
  • Physical Activity
  • Risk Factors
  • Surveys
  • Warfare

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