Nutrition-Warfighter Flashcards
Difference between MRE and FSR (first strike rations)
1st strike is lightweight and only needs 1 ration per day
Regulations for rations
3 years at 120 degrees
How long can you eat MREs for?
30 days straight
How do you determine the amount of calories each warfighter needs?
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How do humanitarian rations and MREs differ from cold weather rations?
Humanitarian rations and MREs are nutritionally complete
Having the appropriate quality, quantity, and timing of safe fuels to sustain and optimize physical an cognitive performance before, during and after missions.
Nutritional fitness: food quality, quantity, choices, supplements, healthy fueling environments and nutrition education.
Nutrition’s contributions to the sustainable execution of cognitive and physical actions by the human body to the creates degree attainable under specific conditions and objectives.
Performance nutrition: optimize performance, enhance cognition, delay muscle fatigue, accelerate recovery, enhance nutrient uptake
2 types of warfighter performance models
Dominant physical duties vs. dominant cognitive duties
Why is timing of nutrient delivery important?
Increase muscle mass, replete glycogen stores and prevent MSK injuries
3 phases of nutrient timing
Exercise (catabolic), recovery (anabolic) and maintenance (growth and repair)
How are glycogen stores repleted?
Proper nutrient timing and carbohydrate intake
What should you do within 45-60 minutes of exercising for 90 minutes or more?
Have a carbohydrate and protein rich snack to replete glycogen stores and resynthesize muscle proteins
Why is milk a great recovery protein drink?
It contains both casein and whey proteins, note you only need around 10g of high quality protein/essential amino acids (Leu, Iso, Phe, Arg) during refueling interval.
Why is the health supplement usage in Marines scary?
They have high usage of body building supplements AND weight loss supplements, indicating malnutrition.
What can you deduce about a food just by looking at the FTC label?
Nutrition facts - generally recognized as safe. Drug facts - proven evidence of efficacy and known safety. Supplement facts - no requirement for evidence of safety.
