Army recruit health and diet survey / Christine Booth and Ross Coad
- Bib ID:
- 2639429
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Booth, Christine K
- Online Version:
- http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/corporate/reports/DSTO-RR-0215.pdf
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- Description:
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- Melbourne : DSTO Aeronautical and Maritime Research Laboratory, 2001
- 34 p.; 30 cm.
- Series:
- Research report (Defence Science and Technology Organisation (Australia)) ; DSTO-RR-0215.
- Summary:
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During 1998, 200 Army recruits took part in a health survey. Most (90%) were Regular Army recruits and recent high school graduates, the remainder being Army Reservists. Fourteen percent of recruits were female. Recruits completed a questionnaire, had their weight and height recorded and donated a fasting blood sample for measuewment of cholesterol, fasting triglycerides, apolipoprotein B, ferritin, homocysteine and vitamins. The group comprised of apparently healthy young adults, mostly in the ideal body weight range, with a high rate of participation in organised sports and a high rate of smoking (26%). The dietary intake by these recruits, which was similar to that of other young adults in the general Australian population, was too high in fat and unbalanced with respect to the recommended core food groups. Recruits were at risk of eating insufficient calcium magnesium and zinc. Female recruits were at risk of eating insufficient iron.
- Notes:
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- "July 2001"
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- Includes bibliographical references.
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- Occupation:
- Army officers
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- Commonwealth of Australia 2001.
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