Weight Management
State of the Science and Opportunities for Military Programs
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2003
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-08996-8 (ISBN)
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-08996-8 (ISBN)
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The primary purpose of fitness and body composition standards in the US Armed Forces has always been to select individuals best suited to the physical demands of military service, based on the assumption that proper body weight and composition supports good health, physical fitness, and appropriate military appearance.
The primary purpose of fitness and body composition standards in the U.S. Armed Forces has always been to select individuals best suited to the physical demands of military service, based on the assumption that proper body weight and composition supports good health, physical fitness, and appropriate military appearance.
The current epidemic of overweight and obesity in the United States affects the military services. The pool of available recruits is reduced because of failure to meet body composition standards for entry into the services and a high percentage of individuals exceeding military weight-for-height standards at the time of entry into the service leave the military before completing their term of enlistment.
To aid in developing strategies for prevention and remediation of overweight in military personnel, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command requested the Committee on Military Nutrition Research to review the scientific evidence for: factors that influence body weight, optimal components of a weight loss and weight maintenance program, and the role of gender, age, and ethnicity in weight management.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Executive Summary
1 Background and Context of the Overweight Problem
2 Military Standards for Fitness, Weight, and Body Compositionq
3 Factors That Infuence Body Weight
4 Weight-Loss and Maintenance Strategies
5 Responses to the Military's Questions
6 Programmatic and Research Recommendations
References
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Abstracts
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of the Workshop Speakers
Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of the Subcommittee on Military
Weight Management
Appendix D: Acronyms
The primary purpose of fitness and body composition standards in the U.S. Armed Forces has always been to select individuals best suited to the physical demands of military service, based on the assumption that proper body weight and composition supports good health, physical fitness, and appropriate military appearance.
The current epidemic of overweight and obesity in the United States affects the military services. The pool of available recruits is reduced because of failure to meet body composition standards for entry into the services and a high percentage of individuals exceeding military weight-for-height standards at the time of entry into the service leave the military before completing their term of enlistment.
To aid in developing strategies for prevention and remediation of overweight in military personnel, the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command requested the Committee on Military Nutrition Research to review the scientific evidence for: factors that influence body weight, optimal components of a weight loss and weight maintenance program, and the role of gender, age, and ethnicity in weight management.
Table of Contents
Front Matter
Executive Summary
1 Background and Context of the Overweight Problem
2 Military Standards for Fitness, Weight, and Body Compositionq
3 Factors That Infuence Body Weight
4 Weight-Loss and Maintenance Strategies
5 Responses to the Military's Questions
6 Programmatic and Research Recommendations
References
Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Abstracts
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of the Workshop Speakers
Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of the Subcommittee on Military
Weight Management
Appendix D: Acronyms
Subcommittee on Military Weight Management, Committee on Military Nutrition Research
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Background and Context of the Overweight Problem; 4 2 Military Standards for Fitness, Weight, and Body Compositionq; 5 3 Factors That Infuence Body Weight; 6 4 Weight-Loss and Maintenance Strategies; 7 5 Responses to the Military's Questions; 8 6 Programmatic and Research Recommendations; 9 References; 10 Appendix A: Workshop Agenda Abstracts; 11 Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of the Workshop Speakers; 12 Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of the Subcommittee on Military Weight Management; 13 Appendix D: Acronyms
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.12.2003 |
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Verlagsort | Washington |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 216 x 279 mm |
Themenwelt | Technik ► Lebensmitteltechnologie |
ISBN-10 | 0-309-08996-4 / 0309089964 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-309-08996-8 / 9780309089968 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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