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I: Committee Summary and Recommendations (1-2)
1 A Review of the Physiology and Nutrition in Cold and in High-Altitude Environments (3-58)
2 Committee on Military Nutrition Research Recommendations and Conclusions (59-80)
II: Background and Introduction to theTopic (81-82)
3 Cold Weather and High-Altitude Nutrition: Overview of the Issues (83-94)
4 Leadership Insights for Military Operations in Cold Weather and at High Altitudes (95-100)
5 Cold-Weather Field Feeding: Military Rations (101-114)
6 Feeding the US Army Sixth Infantry Division (Light) in the Cold (115-122)
7 The Physiology of Cold Exposure (127-148)
8 Military Schedules vs. Biological Clocks (149-160)
9 Influence of Cold Stress on Human Fluid Balance (161-180)
10 Muscle Metabolism and Shivering During Cold Stress (181-188)
11 Macronutrient Requirements for Work in Cold Environments (189-202)
12 Cold Exposure, Appetite, and Energy Balance (203-214)
13 Effects of Cold and altitude on Vitamin and Mineral Requirements (215-244)
14 Micronutrient Deficiency States and Thermoregulation in the Cold (245-256)
15 Drug-Induced Delay of Hypothermia (257-270)
IV: The High-Terrestrial Environment (293-294)
16 The Physiology of High-Altitude Exposure (295-318)
17 Physical Performance at High Altitudes (319-330)
18 Fluid Metabolism at High Altitudes (331-356)
19 Maintenance of Body Weight at High Altitudes: In Search of 500 kcal/day (357-378)
20 Energy and Macronutrient Requirements for work at High Altitudes (379-392)
21 Oxidative Stress at High Altitudes and Effects of Vitamin E (393-418)
V: Performance in Cold and in High-Altitude Environments (433-434)
22 Effets of Altitue on Cognitive Performance and Mood States (435-452)
23 Food Components and Other Treatments That May Enhance Mental Performance at High Altitudes and in the Cold (453-466)
A: Environmental Stress Management at High Altitudes by Adaptogens, summary of unpublished manuscript (481-484)
D: Factors Related to Nutritional Needs in Cold and in High-Altitude Environments- A Selected Bibliography (505-554)