Factors influencing the dietary intake of military members in the Canadian Armed Forces working in the Arctic
Introduction: Military members in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) do not consistently meet their daily energy needs with combat rations when working in harsh environments, like the Arctic (1, 2). Low dietary intakes over a prolonged period can contribute to involuntary weight losses and diminished p...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:10670/1.8cw5kg 2023-05-15T14:37:37+02:00 Factors influencing the dietary intake of military members in the Canadian Armed Forces working in the Arctic Lavergne, Florence 2017-01-01 https://doi.org/10.26226/morressier.5cdc25c9bf4ffc620542106c https://openresearchlibrary.org/ext/api/media/f077ffe1-6e07-4fea-a511-5e77550c873a/assets/external_content.pdf https://openresearchlibrary.org/viewer/f077ffe1-6e07-4fea-a511-5e77550c873a en eng Morressier doi:10.26226/morressier.5cdc25c9bf4ffc620542106c 10670/1.8cw5kg https://openresearchlibrary.org/ext/api/media/f077ffe1-6e07-4fea-a511-5e77550c873a/assets/external_content.pdf https://openresearchlibrary.org/viewer/f077ffe1-6e07-4fea-a511-5e77550c873a lic_creative-commons Open Research Library socio hist Other https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_1843/ 2017 fttriple https://doi.org/10.26226/morressier.5cdc25c9bf4ffc620542106c 2023-01-22T18:23:23Z Introduction: Military members in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) do not consistently meet their daily energy needs with combat rations when working in harsh environments, like the Arctic (1, 2). Low dietary intakes over a prolonged period can contribute to involuntary weight losses and diminished performance, and increase the risk of injury (3). Many factors are thought to influence soldiersu2019 dietary intake (2, 3). Objectives: This study aimed to determine CAF membersu2019 perception of individual, dietary, and environmental factors influencing food intake while working in the Arctic. Methods: A survey was sent nationally with SurveyMonkey July-September 2018 to military members who worked in the Arctic 2015-2018. The survey included questions on demographics, physical markers, acceptability of rations, eating habits, and diet history during Arctic work. The 20-minute survey had 39 open and closed-ended questions, including some on food variety, amount of food eaten, time for meals, ability to heat rations, hunger, and weight changes. Excel was used to compile descriptive statistics. Results: The survey response rate was 27.5%. Soldiers (n=37) and instructors (n=11) participated (ages 31.7u00b17.2 years; 45 men, 3 women). They reported that 61%, 68%, and 71% of breakfast, lunch, and supper rations were eaten. Two participants reported not having enough time to eat [Figure 1]. Eating on the move, weather/environmental conditions, and equipment required for food preparation and consumption were factors that negatively affected the most dietary intake of military members during Arctic exercises. Sixty-five percent (n=31) self-reported losing weight during their exercise (1.8u221211.3 kg). Conclusion: Preliminary results showed that many factors influenced the dietary intake of CAF members working in the Arctic. Lack of time did not seem to limit intake. More research is needed to accurately measure weight change during these exercises, and explore options to make rations better adapted for the Arctic. ... Other/Unknown Material Arctic Unknown Arctic |
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Introduction: Military members in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) do not consistently meet their daily energy needs with combat rations when working in harsh environments, like the Arctic (1, 2). Low dietary intakes over a prolonged period can contribute to involuntary weight losses and diminished performance, and increase the risk of injury (3). Many factors are thought to influence soldiersu2019 dietary intake (2, 3). Objectives: This study aimed to determine CAF membersu2019 perception of individual, dietary, and environmental factors influencing food intake while working in the Arctic. Methods: A survey was sent nationally with SurveyMonkey July-September 2018 to military members who worked in the Arctic 2015-2018. The survey included questions on demographics, physical markers, acceptability of rations, eating habits, and diet history during Arctic work. The 20-minute survey had 39 open and closed-ended questions, including some on food variety, amount of food eaten, time for meals, ability to heat rations, hunger, and weight changes. Excel was used to compile descriptive statistics. Results: The survey response rate was 27.5%. Soldiers (n=37) and instructors (n=11) participated (ages 31.7u00b17.2 years; 45 men, 3 women). They reported that 61%, 68%, and 71% of breakfast, lunch, and supper rations were eaten. Two participants reported not having enough time to eat [Figure 1]. Eating on the move, weather/environmental conditions, and equipment required for food preparation and consumption were factors that negatively affected the most dietary intake of military members during Arctic exercises. Sixty-five percent (n=31) self-reported losing weight during their exercise (1.8u221211.3 kg). Conclusion: Preliminary results showed that many factors influenced the dietary intake of CAF members working in the Arctic. Lack of time did not seem to limit intake. More research is needed to accurately measure weight change during these exercises, and explore options to make rations better adapted for the Arctic. ... |
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