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Background and Introduction
Pages 3-8

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... Specifically, the committee's tasks are: · to identify nutritional factors that may critically influence the physical and mental performance of military personnel under all environmental extremes, · to identify deficiencies in the existing database, · to recommend research that would remedy these deficiencies as well as approaches for studying the relationship of diet to physical and mental performance, and · to review and advise on standards for military feeding systems. Within this context, the CMNR was asked to focus on nutrient requirements for performance during operational missions and deployment rather than requirements for military personnel in garrison, because the latter were judged not to differ significantly from those of the civilian population.
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From page 4...
... Full committee meetings are scheduled at the request of the Army to review nutrition programs, food products, and specific research projects in various stages of development. At these meetings, oral presentations by Army personnel are augmented by written background material on one or more specific items for the Committee on Military Nutrition Research to review.
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... At the conclusion of the presentations, the committee meets in executive session to discuss the issues and prepare conclusions and recommendations to be included as part of a book-style workshop report for subsequent release to the sponsors and the public. If a topic is presented by the military where the committee membership does not feel that they can adequately cover the scientific range required, special advisors may be invited to augment the committee expertise and interact with the membership for a specific report.
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... The Army identifies for the committee at least one topic each year for which they require a thorough review of the current literature by experts in the scientific field coupled with the committee's recommendations. This requirement is met with a workshop at which experts are asked to make oral presentations that include an overview of the literature and address specific questions posed by the Army.
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... Each Committee on Military Nutrition Research report is thus a thoughtfully developed presentation that incorporates the scientific opinion of the CMNR and the comments of National Research Council external reviewers. ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT This summary of the activities of the Committee on Military Nutrition Research reflects the period of performance from December 1, 1994 through May 31, 1999 supported by grant DAMD17-94-J-4046 from the U.S.
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