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The Role of Protein and Amino Acids in Sustaining and Enhancing Performance
Pages 49-52

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... Longer periods of intense physical exertion and possible food deprivation; advanced weaponry requiring maximum attention, precision, and decision-making ability; and greater threats of infection, injury, and exposure to environmental stressors are quickly becoming the reality that soldiers face. Military scientists charged with maintaining and optimizing the health and performance of their personnel are looking to the role that nutrition may play in this process, and have expressed particular interest in the body of current research suggesting the importance of protein and amino acids.
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From page 50...
... How to measure protein balance and estimate protein requirements accurately; how these requirements are affected by physical activity, gender, hormonal factors, and stress; and whether muscle function and cognition are influenced by protein intake and by individual amino acids are all active areas of research. The CMNR decided that the best way to review the state of knowledge in this area was through a workshop.
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From page 51...
... What is the evidence, if any, that protein facilitates muscle building? The committees met after the workshop in executive session, as indicated above, to draft initial responses to these questions, as well as eight additional subquestions that both the CMNR and BCNH felt needed to be addressed.
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From page 52...
... · The military should test the ability of supplemental glutamine and arginine to enhance the immune response and decrease rates of infection under field conditions and in seriously injured hospitalized patients. · Given the high protein content of operational rations, adequate fluid intake should be emphasized, as recommended by the Fluid Doctrine (IOM, 1994~.
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