Accession Number:

AD1036008

Title:

Collaborative Research to Optimize Warfighter Nutrition II (CROWN II)

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,01 Sep 2015,31 Aug 2016

Corporate Author:

Louisiana State University Baton United States

Personal Author(s):

• Rood,Jennifer C.

Report Date:

2016-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

31.0

Abstract:

Background The projects overarching objective is to discover novel strategies that promote Warfighter resilience, improve Warfighter combat readiness, and assure optimal Warfighter performance. Specifically, this project provides for the most efficient and cost-effective execution of the Department of Defense DoD objectives to ensure a healthy and fit fighting troop base, ready for deployment and resilient to the stressors of duty. This project continues and sustains the collaborative alliance that has been forged between USARIEM and Pennington Biomedical Research Center PBRC since 1988.

Descriptors:

• military personnel
• military medicine
• NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY
• body weight
• metabolism
• resilience
• skeletal muscle
• body composition
• combat readiness
• fatty acids
• proteins
• military training
• appetite
• meals
• TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS
• stress (physiology)
• public health
• inflammation

Subject Categories:

• Military Forces and Organizations
• Food, Food Service and Nutrition
• Stress Physiology

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE