Physiological Basis For Various Constituents In Survival Rations. Part II. The Efficiency Of Young Men Under Temperature Conditions

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Title
Physiological Basis For Various Constituents In Survival Rations. Part II. The Efficiency Of Young Men Under Temperature Conditions
Date
1955
Index Abstract
Not Available
Photo Quality
Undetermined
Report Number
WADC TR 53-484 Part 2 Volume 1
Creator
Sargent, Frederick, II
Sargent, Virginia W.
Johnson, Robert E.
Stolpe, Stanley G.
Laboratory
Aero Medical Laboratory
Extent
402
NTRL Accession Number
AD078282
Identifier
AD0078282
Access Rights
ASTIA
Distribution Classification
1
DTIC Record Exists
No
Distribution Change Authority Correspondence
AFAL ltr
Distribution Change Action Date
7/2/2004
Abstract
From February 22, 1954, through April 4, 1954, 87 volunteer airmen and 12 volunteer non-commissioned officers served as subjects in a study of survival rations in moderate cold at Chanute AF3 and in the field at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin. The base laboratory was at McKinley Hospital, University of Illinois, Urbana. To establish physiological, biochemical, nutritional, and clinical judgments on the relative effects of work, water, calories, and protein/carbohydrate/fat ratio in all-purpose survival rations, numerous observations were made in two-week periods of adequate, restricted, and recovery diets, with luxus amounts of vitamins at all times. Starvation and a 3000-Calorie adequate ration represented the worst and best regimens. Twenty nutrient combinations could be rank-ordered, by 21 different tests, with respect to effects on organ function and body efficiency. Clinical findings could also be rated. Below the 3000-Calorie control ration, the highest score was attained both in hard work and in light work by a combination supplying unlimited water, 2000 Calories per day, and a distribution of calories of 15% protein, 52 carbohydrate, and 33% fat. Limitation of water, decrease of calories, or marked deviations in protein/carbohydrate/fat ratios resulted in measurable clinical or functional deterioration.
Report Availability
Not available via Contrails
Date Issued
1955-05
Index In
DTIC
Type
report