TY - BOOK AU - Institute of Medicine A2 - Bernadette M. Marriott TI - Food Components to Enhance Performance: An Evaluation of Potential Performance-Enhancing Food Components for Operational Rations SN - 978-0-309-05088-3 DO - 10.17226/4563 PY - 1994 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/4563/food-components-to-enhance-performance-an-evaluation-of-potential-performance PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Food and Nutrition AB - The physiological or psychological stresses that employees bring to their workplace affect not only their own performance but that of their co-workers and others. These stresses are often compounded by those of the job itself. Medical personnel, firefighters, police, and military personnel in combat settings—among others—experience highly unpredictable timing and types of stressors. This book reviews and comments on the performance-enhancing potential of specific food components. It reflects the views of military and non-military scientists from such fields as neuroscience, nutrition, physiology, various medical specialties, and performance psychology on the most up-to-date research available on physical and mental performance enhancement in stressful conditions. Although placed within the context of military tasks, the volume will have wide-reaching implications for individuals in any job setting. ER -