Dietary Intake and Stress Fractures Among Elite Male Combat Recruits

Abstract

Appropriate and sufficient dietary intake is one of the main requirements for maintaining fitness and health. Inadequate energy intake may have a negative impact on physical performance which may result in injuries among physically active populations. The purpose of this research was to evaluate a possible relationship between dietary intake and stress fracture occurrence among combat recruits during basic training (BT).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 13, 2012
Accession Number
ADA557946

Entities

People

  • Aharon Finestone
  • Daniel S. Moran
  • Eran Israeli
  • Rachel K. Evans
  • Ran Yanovich
  • Yael Arbel
  • Yuval Heled

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Basic Training
  • Biological Pigments
  • Blood Chemistry
  • Body Weight
  • Bone Diseases
  • Bone Fractures
  • Chemistry
  • Data Analysis
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Education
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Training
  • Osteoporosis
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Training
  • Vitamin D

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.