Bernadette M. Marriott, Editor; Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Institute of Medicine

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• 1 Front Matter; 2 I Committee Summary and Recommendations; 3 1 Introduction and Background; 4 2 Conclusions and Recommendations; 5 II Background and Introduction to the Topic; 6 3 Introduction to the Concepts and Issues: Underlying Underconsumption in Military Settings; 7 4 Army Field Feeding System-Future; 8 5 Commanders' Perceptions and Attitudes About Their Responsibilities for Feeding Soldiers; 9 6 Nutritional Criteria for Development and Testing of Military Field Rations: An Historical Perspective; 10 7 Evolution of Rations: The Pursuit of Universal Acceptance; 11 8 An Overview of Dietary Intakes During Military Exercises; 12 9 The Effects of Ration Modifications on Energy Intake, Body Weight Change; 13 III Factors Underlying Food Intake and Underconsumption--Food; 14 10 The Role of Image, Stereotypes, and Expectations on the Acceptance and Consumption of Rations; 15 11 Effects of Food Quality, Quantity, and Variety on Intake; 16 12 Effects of Beverage Consumption and Hydration Status on Caloric Intake; 17 13 Industry Approaches to Food Research; 18 IV Underconsumption and Performance; 19 14 When Does Energy Deficit Affect Soldier Physical Performance?; 20 15 Impact of Underconsumption on Cognitive Performance; 21 16 The Functional Effects of Carbohydrate and Energy Underconsumption; 22 V Factors Underlying Food Intake and Underconsumption--The Eating Situation and Social Issues; 23 17 The Physical Eating Situation; 24 18 Eating Situations, Food Appropriateness, and Consumption; 25 19 From Biologic Rhythms to Chronomes Relevant to Nutrition; 26 20 Social Facilitation and Inhibition of Eating; 27 21 Lessons from Eating Disorders; 28 22 A Plan to Overcome Ration Underconsumption; 29 Appendixes; 30 A Biographical Sketches; 31 B Abbreviations; 32 C Factors Related to Underconsumption --A Selected Bibliography; 33 Index