Assessing Readiness in Military Women : the Relationship of Body, Composition, Nutrition, and Health.

In 1992, the Committee on Military Nutrition Research reviewed the existing standards and found that the standards for body composition required for women to achieve an appearance goal seemed to conflict with those necessary to ensure the ability to perform many types of military tasks. This report...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, Institute of Medicine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1998.
Temas:
Women soldiers > Nutrition > United States.
Women soldiers > Health and hygiene > United States.
Human body > Composition.
Body Composition
Femmes militaires > Santé et hygiène > États-Unis.
Composition corporelle.
Human body > Composition
Women soldiers > Health and hygiene
Women soldiers > Nutrition
United States
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Assessing Readiness in Military Women
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • REFERENCE
  • Contents
  • Assessing Readiness in Military Women
  • Executive Summary
  • THE COMMITTEE'S TASK
  • METHODS
  • BACKGROUND
  • FINDINGS
  • RECOMMENDATIONS
  • RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH
  • Survey Design and Administration
  • Relevant Data from Previous Surveys of Military Personnel and in Existing DoD Databases
  • Effective Use of Existing Data
  • Recommendations for New Methods
  • Additional Data Needed
  • Additional Research Recommendations
  • REFERENCES
  • 1 Introduction COMMITTEE CHARGE
  • DEMOGRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVE-DUTY MILITARY WOMEN
  • METHODS AND RESOURCES USED FOR THE REPORT
  • REFERENCES
  • 2 Body Composition
  • HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
  • Summary
  • OVERVIEW OF BODY WEIGHT AND COMPOSITION
  • General Concepts
  • Body Mass Index
  • Components of Body Composition
  • Summary
  • BODY COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT
  • Field Methods
  • Military Anthropometric Measurements
  • Criterion Methods
  • Summary
  • FACTORS AFFECTING BODY COMPOSITION
  • Body Composition and Age
  • Genetic Influences on Body CompositionEthnic Differences in Fat-Free Mass
  • Ethnic Differences in Total Body fat and Fat Distribution
  • Summary
  • INFLUENCES OF BODY COMPOSITION ON HEALTH, FITNESS, AND APPEARANCE
  • Body Composition and Health
  • Body Fat Distribution
  • Body Composition and Risk for Injury
  • Body Composition and Fitness
  • Body Fat Standards Versus Fitness Standards
  • Body Composition and Appearance
  • Summary
  • CONCLUDING REMARKS
  • REFERENCES
  • 3 Physical Fitness Policies and Programs
  • DEFINITION OF FITNESS
  • Summary
  • CURRENT MILITARY PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS, TESTING, AND PROGRAMSHealth-Related Fitness
  • Ongoing Physical Fitness Training in the Military
  • Occupation-Related Fitness
  • Summary
  • CIVILIAN PERFORMANCE TESTING
  • Theoretical Issues
  • Police Force Physical Tests
  • Firefighting Services
  • Summary
  • BODY COMPOSITION, FITNESS, AND TASK PERFORMANCE
  • Body Composition and Fitness
  • Body Fat and Performance
  • Fat-Free Mass and Performance
  • Musculoskeletal Injury and Fitness
  • Strategies to Improve Performance on Physically Demanding Military Tasks
  • Strength TrainingJob Redesign
  • Summary
  • CONCLUSION
  • REFERENCES
  • 4 Weight Management
  • MILITARY WEIGHT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
  • Army
  • Air Force
  • Navy and Marine Corps
  • Outcome Assessment for Military Weight Management Programs
  • Summary
  • PREVALENCE OF ACTUAL AND SELF-PERCEIVED WEIGHT PROBLEMS
  • Large Self-Report Surveys
  • Smaller Surveys
  • Data from Medical and Personnel Databases
  • Low Body Weight
  • Summary
  • ISSUES IN WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
  • Body Image and Weight Maintenance

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