Contents

• COMMITTEE ON MILITARY NUTRITION RESEARCH
• COMMITTEE ON MILITARY NUTRITION RESEARCH
• FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD
• FOOD AND NUTRITION BOARD
• Preface
• Summary
• Background and Introduction
  • HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE
  • COMMITTEE PROCEDURES
  • ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT
• The Relationship of Soldier Body Composition to Physical Performance
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • AREAS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
• Nutritional Requirements for Work in Hot Environments
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR RESEARCH
• Military Nutrition Research at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center
  • REVIEW OF RESEARCH PROGRESS AT THE PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER
  • REVIEW OF THREE RESEARCH PROPOSALS FROM THE PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER
• Military Recommended Dietary Allowances
  • BACKGROUND
  • REVISED RECOMMENDATIONS
• Project Review of the Nutritional Intervention Study of the Ranger Training Class, 11/92 (Ranger II)
  • CONCLUSIONS
  • AREAS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH
• Military Nutrition Research in Historical Perspective
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• Can Food Components Be Used to Enhance Soldier Performance?
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• Underconsumption Field Rations: What Can Be Employed to this Problem of Military Strategies Overcome ?
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
• Use of Carbohydrate-Electrolyte Solutions for Fluid Replacement
  • CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
  • AREAS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
• Nutritional Requirements for Work in Cold and High Altitude Environments
• References
• Appendixes
  • Appendix A Meetings of the Committee on Military Nutrition Research April 1, 1992–November 30, 1994
  • Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Members of the Committee on Military Nutrition Research April 1, 1992–November 30, 1994
  • Appendix C Letter Report: Research Progress Review of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center Submitted May 1992
  • Appendix D Letter Military Review Proposals Nutrition of Three from the Biomedical Report: Committee on Research Research Pennington Research Center Submitted December 1992
  • Appendix H Summary and Recommendations the Workshop Report: Fluid Replacement and Heat Stress, third printing Submitted January 1994
  • Appendix I Conclusions and Recommendations from the Workshop Report: Food Components to Enhance Performance Submitted May 1994

The activities of the Committee on Military Nutrition Research (CMNR) from April 1, 1992, through November 30, 1994, were supported by Grant no. DAMD17-92-J-2003 from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command. The preparation of this report and partial funding for reports produced from October 20, 1994 through November 30, 1994 were supported by Grant No. DAMD17-94-J-4046 from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command through the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity.

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competencies and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report presents a summary of activities of the Committee on Military Nutrition Research (CMNR) from April 1, 1992, through November 30, 1994. Many of the activities mentioned here have resulted in reports that were previously published or submitted as letter reports to the sponsor and as such were reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. This activities summary has not been separately reviewed and represents an overview of all activities during the project period as designated.

The Institute of Medicine was chartered in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to enlist distinguished members of the appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. In this, the Institute acts under both the Academy's 1863 congressional charter responsibility to be an adviser to the federal government and its own initiative in identifying issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Kenneth I. Shine is president of the Institute of Medicine.