Mineral requirements for military personnel : levels needed for cognitive and physical performance during garrison training / / Committee on Mineral Requirements for Cognitive and Physical Performance of Military Personnel, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Food and Nutrition Board

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : National Academies Press, c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 496 pages) : illustrations, charts (some color)
• Disciplina: 613.2/850243555
• Soggetto topico: Operational rations (Military supplies) - United States; Soldiers - Nutrition - Requirements - United States; Minerals in human nutrition - United States; Stress (Physiology) - Nutritional aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Military Dietary Reference Intakes: Process to Establish, Uses, and Delivery Methods""; ""3 Mineral Recommendations for Military Performance""; ""4 Research Needs""; ""5 Answers to the Military's Questions""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""A Workshop Agenda""; ""B Workshop Papers""; ""Concerns About the Effects of Military Environments on Mineral Metabolism and Consequences of Marginal Deficiencies to Performance Karl E. Friedl"" ; ""Derivation of the Military Dietary Reference Intakes and the Mineral Content of Military Rations Carol J. Baker-Fulco"" ""Bioavailability of Iron, Zinc, and Copper as Influenced by Host and Dietary Factors Janet R. Hunt""; ""Functional Metabolism of Copper, Zinc, and Iron Cathy W. Levenson""; ""Absorption Mechanisms, Bioavailability, and Metabolism of Calcium and Magnesium Connie M. Weaver""; ""Drinking Water as a Source of Mineral Nutrition Gerald F. Combs, Jr."" ; ""Assessment of Zinc, Copper, and Magnesium Status: Current Approaches and Promising New Directions Carl L. Keen and Janet Y. Uriu-Adams"" ""Environmental Stressors During Military Operations Robert Carter III, Samuel N. Cheuvront, Andrew J. Young, and Michael N. Sawka""; ""Mineral Sweat Losses During Exercise Emily M. Haymes""; ""Stress Factors Affecting Homeostasis: Weight Loss and Mineral Status Steven B. Heymsfield""; ""Protein Turnover and Mineral Metabolism Henry C. Lukaski"" ; ""Physical Activity and Tyrosine Supplementation: Two Effective Interventions Against Stress-Induced Immunosuppression Monika Fleshner"" ""Mineral Intake Needs and Infectious Diseases Davidson H. Hamer""; ""Copper, Zinc, and Immunity Susan S. Percival""; ""Impact of Nutritional Deficiencies and Psychological Stress on the Innate Immune Response and Viral Pathogenesis John F. Sheridan, Patricia A. Sheridan, and Melinda A. Beck""; ""The Influence of Minerals on Muscle Injury and Recovery Joseph G. Cannon"" ; ""Physical Activity and Nutrition: Effects on Bone Turnover, Bone Mass, and Stress Fracture Jeri W. Nieves"" ""Evaluating Nutritional Effects on Cognitive Function in Warfighters: Lessons Learned Harris R. Lieberman""; ""Iron and Cognitive Performance John L. Beard and Laura E. Murray-Kolb""; ""Zinc and Other Mineral Nutrients Required for Cognitive Function and Behavior in Military Personnel James G. Penland""; ""Zinc, Magnesium, and Copper Requirements and Exercise Henry C. Lukaski""; ""The Effects of Iron Deficiency on Physical Performance Jere D. Haas""; ""C Tables"" ; ""D Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers""
• Titolo autorizzato: Mineral requirements for military personnel
• ISBN: 0-309-18008-2; 1-280-54248-9; 9786610542482; 0-309-65790-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815284203321
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