BOX 6-3Examples of Institute of Medicine Reports on Military Nutrition

  • Food Components to Enhance Performance: An Evaluation of Potential Performance-Enhancing Food Components for Operational Rations (1994)
  • Committee on Military Nutrition Research: Activity Report 1992–1994 (1994)
  • Not Eating Enough: Overcoming Underconsumption of Military Operational Rations (1995)
  • Nutritional Needs in Cold and High-Altitude Environments: Applications for Military Personnel in Field Operations (1996)
  • Emerging Technologies for Nutrition Research: Potential for Assessing Military Performance Capability (1997)
  • Assessing Readiness in Military Women: The Relationship of Body, Composition, Nutrition, and Health (1998)
  • Committee on Military Nutrition Research: Activity Report 1994–1999 (1999)
  • Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the Field (1999)
  • The Role of Protein and Amino Acids in Sustaining and Enhancing Performance (1999)
  • Caffeine for the Sustainment of Mental Task Performance: Formulations for Military Operations (2001)
  • Weight Management: State of the Science and Opportunities for Military Programs (2003)
  • Monitoring Metabolic Status: Predicting Decrements in Physiological and Cognitive Performance (2004)
  • Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive and Physical Performance During Garrison Training (2006)
  • Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-Term, High-Intensity Combat Operations (2006)
  • Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel (2008)
  • Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury: Improving Acute and Subacute Health Outcomes in Military Personnel (2011)

From: 6, Advancing the Health of the Public in the United States and Globally

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