THE CALORIC COST AND FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE BALANCE IN SIMULATED SUBARCTIC SURVIVAL SISTUATIONS

Field investigation was undertaken in 1961-62 to determine the physiological changes concomitant with starvation in an arctic or sub-arctic environment. The results of these experiments indicate that man increases his caloric expenditure to 2300 kcal/Msq./24 hours, as is expected, but that he also d...

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Main Authors: ROGERS,T. A., Setliff,J. A., Klopping,J. C.
Other Authors: STANFORD UNIV CALIF
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1963
Subjects:
*ACCLIMATIZATION
*STARVATION
SURVIVAL(PERSONNEL)
ARCTIC REGIONS
COLD WEATHER TESTS
ADAPTATION(PHYSIOLOGY)
ELECTROLYTES(PHYSIOLOGY)
DEHYDRATION
CALORIMETERS
METABOLISM
SODIUM
DIET
BLOOD ANALYSIS
BODY WEIGHT
HEAT PRODUCTION(BIOLOGY)
RESPIRATION
URINE
BODY TEMPERATURE
PROTEINS
CARBOHYDRATES
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
Arctic
Subarctic
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0605255
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Summary:Field investigation was undertaken in 1961-62 to determine the physiological changes concomitant with starvation in an arctic or sub-arctic environment. The results of these experiments indicate that man increases his caloric expenditure to 2300 kcal/Msq./24 hours, as is expected, but that he also displays a severe dehydration. This dehydration is accompanied by a marked loss of electrolytes, primarily sodium, and it is this isotonic dehydration that causes the severe malaise and apathy typical of starvation in the cold. The Integrating Motor Pneumotachograph is presented and its use as a device to measure caloric expenditure is described. (Author)

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