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Re: U.S. Military Nutrition/Training Research
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (arthurl@tiac.net)
Sun Jun 18 11:22:25 1995
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 1995 11:21:01 -0400
From: "arthurl@tiac.net" <arthurl@zork.tiac.net>
To: vsg@MIT.EDU
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> Re: U.S. Military Nutrition/Training Research
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> jai@mantra.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj)
> Thu, 15 Jun 1995 23:40:55 GMT
> Mantra Corporation, USA
> Posted to: sci.research, sci.med.nutrition, alt.sport.weightlifting,
> misc.fitness, misc.health.alternative, rec.food.veg,
> alt.culture.hawaii, alt.fan.jai-maharaj, soc.culture.indian
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> In the article <3rik6l$rjm@news.primenet.com>,
> received on 12 Jun 1995 23:56:05 UTC,
> "Randall C. Luneack" <randyl@primenet.com> wrote:
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> > I received lots of email requesting information on this but no
> > one had additional information so I went to the library. Text
> > follows. I would still appreciate any information on this
> > research though.
> > Randall
> > Source: THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC/THE PHOENIX GAZETTE
> > Headline: ARMY DEVELOPS POWER DIET FOR SOLDIERS
> > Date: July 20, 1994 Section: Food
> >
> > The Army is taking the adage ''You Are What You Eat'' to new
> > heights, researching not the perfect weapon, but the perfect
> >
> > Call it the ultimate power diet.
> > After a two-year independent study, the National Academy of
> > Sciences agreed that the Army may be onto something.
> > Unlike most Americans, who diet for a sleeker physique, the
> > Army is experimenting with foods that can help a soldier run
> > faster and for a longer time, operate on little sleep, stand
> > watch for hours, overcome fear and make snap judgments in the
> > heat of combat.
> > The Army's stated objective is to improve soldiers' physical
> > and mental performance through nutrition by 10 to 15 percent by
> > fiscal 1998.
> > [...]
> > Scientists found that carbohydrates, found in cereals,
> > grains, vegetables and fruits, increase a soldier's capacity for
> > physical work. They also found that carbohydrates may help
> > soldiers overcome anxiety in combat.
> > [...]
> > Tyrosine, an amino acid found predominantly in nuts and other
> > proteins, was perhaps the most promising find, researchers said.
> > When taken as a supplement -- say, laced in applesauce --
> > tyrosine can help soldiers better withstand extreme cold and
> > adjust to high altitudes.
> > [...]
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> Also, the Army nutritionists need to include DIET FOR A NEW AMERICA
> by John Robbins (Stillpoint, 1987) in their studies. Some related
> information from it is presented below:
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> ". . . A comparable study was doen by Dr. J. Ioteyko of the
> Academie de Medicine of Paris.[28] Dr. Ioteyko compared the
> endurance of vegetarians and meat-eaters from all walks of life in a
> variety of tests. The vegetarians averaged two to three times more
> stamina than meat-eaters. Even more remarkably, they took only
> one-fifth the time to recover from exhaustion compared to their
> meat-eating rivals. . . ."
>
> Vegetarians Have Stronger Bones
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> "On August 22, 1984, the Medical Tribune reported a major study of
> bone densities in the United States. The conclusion was typical of
> many such studies: "Vegetarians were found to have significantly
> stronger bones."
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> "In March 1983, the Journal of Clinical Nutrition reported the
> results of the largest study of this kind ever undertaken.
> Researchers at Michigan State University and other major
> universities found that, by the age of 65 in the United States:
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> "*** Male vegetarians had an average measurable bone loss of 3%
> xxx Male meat-eaters had an average measurable bone loss of 7%
> *** Female vegetarians had an average measurable bone loss of 18%
> xxx Female meat-eaters had an average measurable bone loss of 35%
>
> "By the time she reaches the age of sixty-five the average
> meat-eating woman in the United States has lost over a third of
> her skeletal structure. In contrast, older vegetarian women tend
> to remain active, maintain erect postures, and are less likely to
> fracture or break bones even with increased physical activity. If
> their bones do break or fracture, they heal faster and more
> completely.
>
> "- Ellis, F., et al., 'Incidence of Osteoporosis in Vegetarians
> and Omnivores.'
> American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 25:555, 1972.
> "- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, March 1983.
> "- Wachman, Amnon, et al., 'Diet and Osteoporosis'
> Lancet, May 4, 1968, pg. 958."
> - Robbins, John, "Diet For A New America,"
> Stillpoint Publishing, Walpole, N.H., 1987, pp. 194, 195.
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> Last year in Hawaii, we started perhaps the nation's only
> government-sponsored campaign to include more plant-based foods in
> our diet.
> The taxpayer-funded nutritional education program targets kids
> and parents alike in our public school system.
> What is more, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine,
> Washington, D.C., has concluded that not only is an animal-based
> diet unnecessary, but is actually harmful.
> In Bharat (also known as India), large-scale efforts are being
> undertaken to educate both medical practitioners and the general
> population about the benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle.
> The benefits of the healthy, plant-based food culture contrast
> sharply the terrorism the animal-eating habit wages on our body,
> others and the environment. That is a future we can all live with.
>
> *-=Om Shanti=-* Jai Maharaj
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