title: Nutrition research in the military.
abstract: Military research performed in an operational environment involves mission-specific considerations. The Institute of Naval Medicine was tasked in 2008 by the Surgeon General to investigate the nutritional status of deployed British military personnel, and how this might affect body composition, physical fitness and operational capability. This paper briefly describes the logistic and technical issues specific to military research that were encountered by the study team, how these issues were overcome and how this research has influenced military practice.
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Military Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Neil E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: Institute of Naval Medicine, Alverstoke, UK.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fallowfield
authors.affiliation: Institute of Naval Medicine, Alverstoke, UK.
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Delves
authors.affiliation: Academic Department of Military Medicine, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010809:Physical Fitness
keywords: Military; Nutrition; Research