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(fwd) Re: U.S. Military Nutrition/Training Research
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Arthur Lobo)
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From: jai@mantra.com (Dr. Jai Maharaj)
Subject: Re: U.S. Military Nutrition/Training Research
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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:
>
> 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.
> [...]
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:
". . . 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
"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."
"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:
"*** 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.
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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