EFFECT OF REDUCED RATION AND METHOD OF LOAD CARRYING ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND ENERGY EXPENDITURE OF SMALL GROUPS OF MEN OPERATING ON THE GREENLAND ICECAP

• Main Authors: Kreider,Marlin B., Vaughan,John A., Dee,Thomas
• Other Authors: ARMY NATICK LABS MASS
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1961
• Subjects: *PHYSICAL FITNESS; NUTRITION; ENERGY; METABOLISM; RESPIRATION; EXERCISE(PHYSIOLOGY); HIGH ALTITUDE; FATIGUE(PHYSIOLOGY); PERFORMANCE(HUMAN); Greenland; Greenland Icecap
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0430067; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0430067

It was found that a reduction of caloric intake of about 40% below the voluntary intake and a resultant 4.5% decrease of body weight during 10 days of hard work did not noticeably effect the performance on the Harvard step test in spite of the high level of exercise and also low motivation. There wa...