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Military Strategies for Sustainment of Nutrition and Immune Function in the Field (1999) / Chapter Skim
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I Committee Summary, Responses to Questions, Conclusions, and Recommendations
Pages 17-18

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... unfavorably influence immune status, and evaluate ongoing research efforts of USARIEM scientists to study immune status in Special Forces troops. As part of the charge to CMNR the Army posed the following five questions: 1.
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... The proinflammatory cytokines have been proposed to decrease lean body mass, mediate thermoregulatory mechanisms, and increase resistance to infectious disease by reducing metabolic activity in a way that is similar to the reduction seen in malnutrition and other catabolic conditions. What are the benefits and risks to soldiers of such interventions?
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