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Weight management : state of the science and opportunities for military programs / Subcommittee on Military Weight Management, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Food and Nutrition Board, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Subcommittee on Military Weight Management.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Body weight--Health aspects--United States--Soldiers.
- Body weight.
- Obesity in soldiers--United States.
- Obesity in soldiers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (276 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The primary purpose of fitness and body composition standards in the U.S. ArmedForces 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 inmilitary 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.
- Contents:
- Executive summary
- 1. Background and context of the overweight problem
- 2. Military standards for fitness, weight, and body composition
- 3. Factors that influence body weight
- 4. Weight-loss and maintenance strategies
- 5. Response to the military's questions
- 6. Programmatic and research recommendations.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9780309167109
- 0309167108
- 9780309526814
- 0309526817
- OCLC:
- 60365117
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