Committee on Military Nutrition Research : Activity Report 1994-1999

The activities of the Food and Nutrition Board's Committee on Military Nutrition Research (CMNR, the committee) have been supported since 1994 by grant DAMD17-94-J-4046 from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC). This report fulfills the final reporting requirement of the grant, and presents a summary of activities for the grant period from December 1, 1994 through May 31, 1999. During this grant period, the CMNR has met from three to six times each year in response to issues that are brought to the committee through the Military Nutrition and Biochemistry Division of the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Natick, Massachusetts, and the Military Operational Medicine Program of USAMRMC at Fort Detrick, Maryland. The CMNR has submitted five workshop reports (plus two preliminary reports), including one that is a joint project with the Subcommittee on Body Composition, Nutrition, and Health of Military Women; three letter reports, and one brief report, all with recommendations, to the Commander, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, since September 1995 and has a brief report currently in preparation. These reports are summarized in the following activity report with synopses of additional topics for which reports were deferred pending completion of military research in progress. This activity report includes as appendixes the conclusions and recommendations from the nine reports and has been prepared in a fashion to allow rapid access to committee recommendations on the topics covered over the time period. Table of ContentsFront MatterSummaryBackground and IntroductionNot Eating Enough: Overcoming Underconsumption of Military Operational RationsA Review of the Revision of the Medical Services Nutrition Allowances, Standards, and EducationA Review of Issues Related to Iron Status in Women During U.S. Army Basic Combat TrainingNutritional Needs in Cold and in High-Altitude EnvironmentsPennington Biomedical Research Center September 1996 Site VisitEmerging Technologies for Nutrition ResearchAssessing Readiness in Military WomenReducing Stress Fracture in Physically Active Military WomenA Review of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress in Military PersonnelMilitary Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the FieldThe Role of Protein and Amino Acids in Sustaining and Enhancing PerformanceReferencesA: Meetings of the Committee on Military Nutrition ResearchB: Biographical Sketches of Members of the Committee on Military Nutrition ResearchC: Conclusions and Recommendations from the Workshop Report: Not Eating EnoughD: Letter Report: Review of the Revision of the Medical Services Nutrition Allowances, Standards, and Education (AR 40-25, 1985)E: Letter Report: Review of Issues Related to Iron Status of Women During U.S. Army Basic Combat TrainingF: Conclusions and Recommendations from the Workshop Report: Nutrional Needs in Cold and in High-Altitude EnvironmentsG: Conclusions and Recommendations from the Brief Report: Pennington Biomedical Research Center September 1996 Site VisitH: Conclusions and Recommendations from the Workshop Report: Emerging Technologies for Nutrition ResearchI: Conclusions and Recommendations from the Workshop Report: Assessing Readiness in Military WomenJ: Conclusions and Recommendations from the Brief Report: Reducing Stress Fractures in Physically Active Military WomenK: Letter Report: Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress in Military PersonnelL: Conclusions and Recommendations from the Workshop Report: Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the FieldM: Conclusions and Recommendations from the Workshop Report: The Role of Protein and Amino Acids in Sustaining and Enhancing Performance