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Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel

By: Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Dietary Supplement Use by Military Personnel

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Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel

By: Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Dietary Supplement Use by Military Personnel

Dietary supplements are widely available through a rapidly expanding market of products commonly advertised as beneficial for health, performance enhancement, and disease prevention. Given the importance and frequent evaluation of physical performance and health as a criteria to join and remain in the military, the use of these products by military personnel has raised concern regarding over-all and long-term efficacy and safety. This evaluation is especially difficult, as many of these supplements contain multiple ingredients, have a changing composition over time, or are used intermittently at doses difficult to measure. This book analyzes the patterns of dietary supplement use among military personnel, examines published reviews of the scientific evidence, and identifies those dietary supplements that are beneficial and/or warrant concern due to risks to health or performance. The book also recommends a system to monitor adverse health effects and a framework to identify the need for active management of dietary supplements by military personnel. Military policy makers, personnel, and recruits will find this book useful, as will nutritionists, athletes, and others working in strenuous environments.

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Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel

By: Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Dietary Supplement Use by Military Personnel

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Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury

Improving Acute and Subacute Health Outcomes in Military Personnel

By: Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Nutrition, Trauma, and the Brain

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Improving Acute and Subacute Health Outcomes in Military Personnel

By: Institute of Medicine,Food and Nutrition Board,Committee on Nutrition, Trauma, and the Brain

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for up to one-third of combat-related injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to some estimates. TBI is also a major problem among civilians, especially those who engage in certain sports. At the request of the Department of Defense, the IOM examined the potential role of nutrition in the treatment of and resilience against TBI.

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0309210089

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Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the Field

By: Institute of Medicine,Committee on Military Nutrition Research

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Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the Field

By: Institute of Medicine,Committee on Military Nutrition Research

Every aspect of immune function and host defense is dependent upon a proper supply and balance of nutrients. Severe malnutrition can cause significant alteration in immune response, but even subclinical deficits may be associated with an impaired immune response, and an increased risk of infection. Infectious diseases have accounted for more off-duty days during major wars than combat wounds or nonbattle injuries. Combined stressors may reduce the normal ability of soldiers to resist pathogens, increase their susceptibility to biological warfare agents, and reduce the effectiveness of vaccines intended to protect them. There is also a concern with the inappropriate use of dietary supplements. This book, one of a series, examines the impact of various types of stressors and the role of specific dietary nutrients in maintaining immune function of military personnel in the field. It reviews the impact of compromised nutrition status on immune function; the interaction of health, exercise, and stress (both physical and psychological) in immune function; and the role of nutritional supplements and newer biotechnology methods reported to enhance immune function. The first part of the book contains the committee's workshop summary and evaluation of ongoing research by Army scientists on immune status in special forces troops, responses to the Army's questions, conclusions, and recommendations. The rest of the book contains papers contributed by workshop speakers, grouped under such broad topics as an introduction to what is known about immune function, the assessment of immune function, the effect of nutrition, and the relation between the many and varied stresses encountered by military personnel and their effect on health.

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Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the Field

By: Committee on Military Nutrition Research,Institute of Medicine

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By: Committee on Military Nutrition Research,Institute of Medicine

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Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel

Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel

Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel

Use of Dietary Supplements by Military Personnel

Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury

Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury

Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the Field

Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the Field

Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the Field

Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the Field

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