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Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the Field (1999)
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. "II Stage Setting: The Military Situation." Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the Field. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1999.

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II
STAGE SETTING: THE MILITARY SITUATION

The papers presented at the workshop comprise parts II through VI. These chapters have undergone limited editorial change, have not been reviewed by an outside group, and represent the views of the individual authors. Selected questions and the speakers' responses are included to provide the flavor of the workshop discussion.

Part II provides an introduction to the workshop. Chapter 4 presents an overview and background of the basis for the Army's interest in nutrition and immune function. A detailed presentation of results of nutrition interventions on immune responses in soldiers participating in U.S. Ranger Training and Special Forces Assessment Schools is presented in Chapter 5, and Chapter 6 presents results of nutrition intervention studies during the Ranger Training Course at the Norwegian Military Academy.

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Front Matter (R1-R14)
Executive Summary (1-16)
I Committee Summary, Responses to Questions, Conclusions, and Recommendations (17-18)
1 A Review of the Role of Nutrition in Immune Function (19-98)
2 Committee Responses to Questions (99-124)
3 Committee Conclusions and Recommendations (125-135)
II Stage Setting: The Military Situation (137-138)
4 Why is the Army Interested in Nutrition and Immune Function? (139-162)
5 Physiological and Immunological Impact of U.S. Army Special Operations Training: A Model for the Assessment of Nutritional Intervention Effects on Temporary Immunosuppression (163-184)
6 Immune Function Studies During the Ranger Training Course of the Norwegian Military Academy (185-202)
III Introduction to Immune Function (203-204)
7 Nutrition and Immune Responses: What Do We Know? (205-220)
8 Cytokines and Nutritional Status: Possible Correlations and Investigations (221-232)
IV Assessment (233-234)
9 Methodological Issues in Assessment of Human Immune Function (235-248)
10 Application of Whole-Blood Cultures to Field Study Measurements (249-262)
V Nutrition (263-264)
11 Glutamine (265-278)
12 Vitamin A and Immune Function (279-288)
13 Vitamin E, Vitamin C, and Immune Response: Recent Advances (289-304)
14 Fatty Acids and Immune Functions (305-316)
15 Iron Metabolism, Microbial Virulence, and Host Defenses (317-336)
16 Trace Minerals, Immune Function, and Viral Evolution (337-359)
VI Health and Stress (361-362)
17 Exercise, Infection, and Immunity: Practial Applications (363-390)
18 Neuroendocrine Consequences of Systemic Inflammation (391-408)
19 Inflammatory Stress and the Immune System (409-436)
20 Chronobiology of the Immune System (437-496)
21 Conclusion: Militarily Important Issues Identified in this Report (497-508)
Appendixes (509-510)
Appendix A: Overview of the Immune System and Other Host Defense Mechanisms (511-526)
Appendix B: Glossary of Immunological Terms (527-536)
Appendix C: Overview of Immune Assessment Tests (537-542)
Appendix D: Emerging Infections, Nutritional Status, and Immunity (543-552)
Appendix E: Workshop Agenda (553-558)
Appendix F: Biographical Sketches (559-574)
Appendix G: Acronyms and Abbreviations (575-580)
Appendix H: Nutrition and Immune Function: A Selected Bibliography (581-656)
Index (657-708)

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--> II STAGE SETTING: THE MILITARY SITUATION The papers presented at the workshop comprise parts II through VI. These chapters have undergone limited editorial change, have not been reviewed by an outside group, and represent the views of the individual authors. Selected questions and the speakers' responses are included to provide the flavor of the workshop discussion. Part II provides an introduction to the workshop. Chapter 4 presents an overview and background of the basis for the Army's interest in nutrition and immune function. A detailed presentation of results of nutrition interventions on immune responses in soldiers participating in U.S. Ranger Training and Special Forces Assessment Schools is presented in Chapter 5, and Chapter 6 presents results of nutrition intervention studies during the Ranger Training Course at the Norwegian Military Academy.

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