Nutritional needs in hot environments [[electronic resource] ] : applications for military personnel in field operations / / Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine ; Bernadette M. Marriott, editor

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1993
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (392 p.)
• Disciplina: 612/.0913
• Soggetto topico: Heat - Physiological effect; Nutrition; Tropical medicine; Medicine, Military
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MarriottBernadette M
• Note generali: "Nutritional needs in hot environments-- a select bibliography": p. 329-351.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: NUTRITIONAL NEEDS IN HOT ENVIRONMENTS; Copyright; Preface; FOCUS OF THE REPORT; HISTORY OF THE COMMITTEE; COMMITTEE TASK AND PROCEDURES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Contents; PART I Committee Summary and Recommendations; 1 Introduction and Background; THE COMMITTEE'S TASK; MILITARY RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; History; Current MRDAs; PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES ARISING FROM EXERCISE AND HEAT; Exercise; Heat Stress; Gastrointestinal Functioning; CHANGES IN NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS FOR HOT ENVIRONMENTS; Fluid and Dehydration; Effect of Gender; Effect of Age; Effect on Electrolyte Balance; Summary ; Sodium Levels for Work in the HeatMacronutrients; Protein; Energy; Vitamins; B Vitamins; Vitamin C; Fat-Soluble Vitamins; Summary; Minerals; Sodium, Potassium, and Chloride; Iodide, Chromium, and Selenium; Iron; Zinc; Magnesium and Copper; Calcium and Phosphorus; Summary; FACTORS THAT MAY INFLUENCE EATING PATTERNS, FOOD PREFERENCES, ANDFOOD INTAKE IN HOT ENVIRONMENTS; Olfaction and Taste; Appetite; Thermoregulation; Thermogenic Effect of Food; Dehydration; Influence of Physique; Heat as a Stressor; Food Preferences in Hot Environments; Summary ; SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL INFLUENCES ON FOOD INTAKE DURING MILITARY OPERATIONSSituational Influences on Food Intake; Field ObservatiOns of Food Intake; Environmental Concerns; Dehydration and Constipation; Food Preferences; Social/Psychological Aspects of Eating; Nutrition Understanding; Summary; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 2 Conclusions and Recommendations; CONCLUSIONS; RECOMMENDATIONS; AREAS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH; Future Research Needs; REFERENCES; PART II INVITED PRESENTATIONS; 3 Physiological Responses to Exercise in the Heat; INTRODUCTION; CORE TEMPERATURE RESPONSES TO EXERCISE; METABOLISM ; Metabolic RateSKELETAL MUSCLE METABOLISM; Evaporative Heat Loss; SKIN BLOOD FLOW AND CIRCULATORY RESPONSES; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; 4 Effects of Exercise and Heat on Gastrointestinal Function; INTRODUCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS; IMPORTANCE OF GI MANIFESTATIONS WITH EXERCISE-HEAT STRESS; GASTRIC EMPTYING; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT; REFERENCES; DISCUSSION; 5 Water Requirements During Exercise in the Heat; INTRODUCTION; DISTRIBUTION OF BODY WATER; AVENUES OF FLUID LOSS AND GAIN; DETERMINANTS OF SWEAT RATE; WATER REQUIREMENTS; Hot-Wet Versus Hot-Dry Environment ; Exercise Intensity and TrainingHeat Acclimatization; Age and Gender; Prediction of Water Requirements; CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; DISCUSSION; 6 Energetics and Climate with Emphasis on Heat: A Historical Perspective; INTRODUCTION; EARLY APPRAISALS; ENERGY EXPENDITURE: SUBMAXIMAL EXERCISE; ACCLIMATIZATION/ACCLIMATION; APPETITE; RESTING METABOLISM/DIETARY-INDUCED THERMOGENESIS; DIETARY DEFICIENCIES; A PERSPECTIVE; REFERENCES; 7 The Effect of Exercise and Heat on Mineral Metabolism and Requirements; INTRODUCTION ; EFFECTS OF EXERCISE AND HEAT ON IODINE, CHROMIUM, AND SELENIUM METABOLISM
• Titolo autorizzato: Nutritional needs in hot environments
• ISBN: 1-280-21139-3; 9786610211395; 0-309-59817-6; 0-585-15409-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455139303321
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