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Emerging Technologies for Nutrition Research
Emerging Technologies for Nutrition Research
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Budgetary constraints, coupled with the need to stay at the forefront of research, dictate that careful consideration be given to identifying the best available and emerging technologies and making priority decisions regarding which ones should be undertaken directly by the military, which deserve investment of funds to foster military applications, and which are best left to the private sector. In 1994, the Committee on Military Nutrition Research (CMNR)
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To assist the CMNR in responding to the questions, a workshop was convened on May 22-23, 1995, in Washington, D.C., that included presentations from individuals with expertise in the aforementioned areas. Committee members subsequently met with staff several times over the course of a year and a half and worked separately and together using the authored papers, additional reference materials provided by the staff, and personal expertise and experience with the methods to draft the overview, summary, conclusions, and recommendations, which were reviewed by an anonymous panel of peers according to National Research Council policy.
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are useful tools for developing application equations from anthropometric measures to estimate body fat. · Bioelectrical impedance analysis is a less-reliable method of measuring body fat, but the methodology may be useful in answering specific questions concerning hydration state and function of cell membranes.
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· The military should keep abreast of research in the private sector that uses molecular cloning techniques to study the effects of nutritional and other stressors on gene expression, but this research should not be undertaken by the military at this time. · Development of vaccines that are effective against infectious diseases of unique significance to military populations should be pursued.
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