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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38747476

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OBJECTIVE: Thresholds for overweight and obesity are currently defined by body mass index (BMI), a poor surrogate marker of actual adiposity (percent body fat, %BF). Practical modern technologies provide estimates of %BF but medical providers need outcome-based %BF thresholds to guide patients. This analysis determines %BF thresholds based on key obesity-related comorbidities, exhibited as metabolic syndrome (MetSyn). These limits were compared to existing BMI thresholds of overweight and obesity. DESIGN: Correlational analysis of data from cross sectional sampling of 16,918 adults (8,734 men and 8,184 women) from the US population, accessed by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) public use datasets. RESULTS: Individuals measured by BMI as overweight (BMI>25 kg/m2) and with obesity (BMI>30 kg/m2) included 5% and 35% of individuals with MetSyn, respectively. For men, there were no cases of MetSyn below 18%BF, %BF equivalence to "overweight" (i.e., 5% of MetSyn individuals) occurred at 25%BF, and "obesity" (i.e., 35% of MetSyn individuals) corresponded to 30%BF. For women, there were no cases of MetSyn below 30%BF, "overweight" occurred at 36%BF, and "obesity" corresponded to 42%BF. Comparison of BMI to %BF illustrates the wide range of variability in BMI prediction of %BF, highlighting the potential importance of using more direct measures of adiposity to manage obesity-related disease. CONCLUSIONS: Practical methods of body composition estimation can now replace the indirect BMI assessment for obesity management, using threshold values provided from this study. Clinically relevant "overweight" can be defined as 25 and 36% BF for men and women, respectively, and "obesity" is defined as 30 and 42% BF for men and women.

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Med Sci Sports Exerc ; 56(6): 1177-1185, 2024 Jun 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38291646

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INTRODUCTION: The US Army Load Carriage Decision Aid (LCDA) metabolic model is used by militaries across the globe and is intended to predict physiological responses, specifically metabolic costs, in a wide range of dismounted warfighter operations. However, the LCDA has yet to be adapted for vest-borne load carriage, which is commonplace in tactical populations, and differs in energetic costs to backpacking and other forms of load carriage. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a metabolic model term that accurately estimates the effect of weighted vest loads on standing and walking metabolic rate for military mission-planning and general applications. METHODS: Twenty healthy, physically active military-age adults (4 women, 16 men; age, 26 ± 8 yr old; height, 1.74 ± 0.09 m; body mass, 81 ± 16 kg) walked for 6 to 21 min with four levels of weighted vest loading (0 to 66% body mass) at up to 11 treadmill speeds (0.45 to 1.97 m·s -1 ). Using indirect calorimetry measurements, we derived a new model term for estimating metabolic rate when carrying vest-borne loads. Model estimates were evaluated internally by k -fold cross-validation and externally against 12 reference datasets (264 total participants). We tested if the 90% confidence interval of the mean paired difference was within equivalence limits equal to 10% of the measured walking metabolic rate. Estimation accuracy, precision, and level of agreement were also evaluated by the bias, standard deviation of paired differences, and concordance correlation coefficient (CCC), respectively. RESULTS: Metabolic rate estimates using the new weighted vest term were statistically equivalent ( P < 0.01) to measured values in the current study (bias, -0.01 ± 0.54 W·kg -1 ; CCC, 0.973) as well as from the 12 reference datasets (bias, -0.16 ± 0.59 W·kg -1 ; CCC, 0.963). CONCLUSIONS: The updated LCDA metabolic model calculates accurate predictions of metabolic rate when carrying heavy backpack and vest-borne loads. Tactical populations and recreational athletes that train with weighted vests can confidently use the simplified LCDA metabolic calculator provided as Supplemental Digital Content to estimate metabolic rates for work/rest guidance, training periodization, and nutritional interventions.


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Energy Metabolism , Military Personnel , Walking , Weight-Bearing , Humans , Female , Male , Adult , Walking/physiology , Energy Metabolism/physiology , Young Adult , Weight-Bearing/physiology , Calorimetry, Indirect , Exercise Test
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Am J Hum Biol ; 36(1): e23984, 2024 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37695262

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OBJECTIVE: Determine if relative body fat (%BF) remains a biological norm in physically active, non-obese American men and women and determine reference values for other components of body composition. METHODS: Participants (n = 174 men, 70 women) were physically fit U.S. Marine 2nd Lieutenants, in their third decade of physical maturity (age 21-30). Body composition was assessed by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA); and body images were obtained by 3D body scans. RESULTS: For men and women, respectively, %BF averaged 16.2 ± 4.1 (median 15.3), 24.3 ± 4.5 (median 23.8); fat-free mass (FFM): 67.7 ± 7.2, 49.4 ± 5.3 kg; FFM index: 21.5 ± 1.8, 18.3 ± 1.6 kg/m2 ; and body mass index (BMI): 25.5 ± 1.9, 24.1 ± 2.2 kg/m2 . Bone mineral content (BMC) was 5% of FFM; total body water (TBW) was 70%-72% of FFM. Physique remained similar between median and higher percentiles of %BF. Only small changes in key measures were noted across the six-month training program. CONCLUSIONS: Mean %BF of healthy active men and women in 2021 remains very similar to the 15% and 25% posited in 1980, suggesting that relative body fat has a normal fat-lean relationship in physically mature humans. These data may bring new attention to sex-appropriate %BF.


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Adipose Tissue , Body Composition , Male , Humans , Female , Young Adult , Adult , Electric Impedance , Adipose Tissue/metabolism , Body Mass Index , Absorptiometry, Photon/methods
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Int J Circumpolar Health ; 82(1): 2246666, 2023 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37594504

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In October 2022, the Human Factors and Medicine (HFM) panel of the NATO Science and Technology Organization convened a review of progress in military biomedical research for cold weather operations. This paper represents a summary of the research presentations and future directions. The importance of realistic training was an overarching theme. Many reported studies took advantage of cold weather training exercises to monitor soldiers' health and performance; these are valuable data, using winter exercises as a platform to gain further knowledge regarding human performance in the cold and represent an excellent extension of controlled laboratory studies. Topics also included prevention of Cold Weather Injuries (CWI); effects of cold weather stressors on cognitive function; field treatment of freezing cold injuries (FCI); and new consideration to injury and trauma care in the cold. Future work programmes re-emphasise development of cold weather training and establishment of consensus diagnostic criteria and treatments for FCI and non-FCI. CWI prevention should take advantage of biomathematical models that predict risk of CWI and provide guidance regarding optimal clothing and equipment and move from group averages to personalised predictions. The publication of selected presentations from the symposium in this special issue increases attention to military cold weather research.


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Biomedical Research , Military Personnel , Humans , Cold Temperature , Weather , Exercise
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Mil Med ; 188(Suppl 4): 19-31, 2023 07 25.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37490562

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INTRODUCTION: The modern female soldier has yet to be fully characterized as she steps up to fill new combat roles that have only recently been opened to women. Both U.S. and U.K. military operational research efforts are supporting a science-based evolution of physical training and standards for female warfighters. The increasing representation of women in all military occupations makes it possible to discover and document the limits of female physiological performance. METHOD: An informal Delphi process was used to synthesize an integrated concept of current military female physiological research priorities and emerging findings using a panel of subject matter experts who presented their research and perspectives during the second Women in Combat Summit hosted by the TriService Nursing Research Program in February 2021. RESULTS: The physical characteristics of the modern soldier are changing as women train for nontraditional military roles, and they are emerging as stronger and leaner. Capabilities and physique will likely continue to evolve in response to new Army standards and training programs designed around science-based sex-neutral requirements. Strong bones may be a feature of the female pioneers who successfully complete training and secure roles traditionally reserved for men. Injury risk can be reduced by smarter, targeted training and with attention directed to female-specific hormonal status, biomechanics, and musculoskeletal architecture. An "estrogen advantage" appears to metabolically support enhanced mental endurance in physically demanding high-stress field conditions; a healthy estrogen environment is also essential for musculoskeletal health. The performance of female soldiers can be further enhanced by attention to equipment that serves their needs with seemingly simple solutions such as a suitable sports bra and personal protective equipment that accommodates the female anatomy. CONCLUSIONS: Female physiological limits and performance have yet to be adequately defined as women move into new roles that were previously developed and reserved for men. Emerging evidence indicates much greater physical capacity and physiological resilience than previously postulated.


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Military Personnel , Sports , Male , Humans , Female , Exercise , Physical Examination , Nutritional Status
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Int J Circumpolar Health ; 82(1): 2240572, 2023 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37499139

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After more than 50 years of studying soldiers in the cold, we are well past the phase of defining the unique problems; the research requirements are known but the solutions have been slow in coming. This requires iterative testing of proposed lab-based solutions with soldiers in the real environment. Representing a renewed effort to produce and implement solutions to human biomedical challenges in Arctic operations, this journal supplement highlights presentations from a three-day NATO Human Factors and Medicine panel-sponsored symposium in Washington DC in October 2022. While technology can certainly aid soldiers in extreme environments, it is ultimately training that is the most important factor for ensuring optimal performance and survival. By investing in the development of specialized Arctic forces training and implementing new solutions to protect their health and performance, we can ensure success in the coldest and harshest of environments.


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Military Personnel , Humans , Arctic Regions , Technology
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Front Physiol ; 14: 1183836, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37351259

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In 1981, the US military adopted body fat standards to promote physical readiness and prevent obesity. Separate circumference-based equations were developed for women and men. Both predictive equations were known to underestimate %BF. However, it was not known how well these abdominal circumference-based methods tracked changes in %BF. This study examined the validity of the circumference-based %BF equations for assessing changes in %BF in young adult recruits during Army Basic Combat Training (BCT). Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and circumference-based measures of %BF were obtained in women (n = 481) and men (n = 926) at the start (pre-BCT) and end (post-BCT) of 8 weeks of BCT. Repeated-measure ANOVAs were used to assess differences between DXA and circumference pre-BCT and for the change during BCT. Pre-BCT, circumferences underestimated %BF relative to DXA, with mean errors of -6.0% ± 4.4% for women and -6.0% ± 3.5% for men (both p < 0.01), and no difference between sexes was observed (p = 0.77). DXA detected a -4.0% ± 2.4% and -3.3% ± 2.8% change in %BF for women and men in response to BCT, respectively (both p < 0.01), whereas circumference estimates of %BF indicated a 0.0% ± 3.3% (p = 0.86) change in women and a -2.2% ± 3.3% (p < 0.01) change in men (sex difference by technique p < 0.01). In conclusion, circumference-based measures underestimated %BF at the start of BCT in both sexes as compared to DXA. Circumference measures underestimated changes in %BF during BCT in men and did not detect changes in women. These findings suggest that circumference-based %BF metrics may not be an appropriate tool to track changes in body composition during short duration training.

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Int J Circumpolar Health ; 82(1): 2203923, 2023 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37083565

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INTRODUCTION: Freezing cold injuries (FCI) are a common risk in extreme cold weather operations. Although the risks have long been recognised, injury occurrences tend to be sparse and geographically distributed, with relatively few cases to study in a systematic way. The first challenge to improve FCI medical management is to develop a common nomenclature for FCI classification. This is critical for the development of meaningful epidemiological reports on the magnitude and severity of FCI, for the standardisation of patient inclusion criteria for treatment studies, and for the development of clinical diagnosis and treatment algorithms. METHODOLOGY: A scoping review of the literature using PubMed and cross-checked with Google Scholar, using search terms related to freezing cold injury and frostbite, highlighted a paucity of published clinical papers and little agreement on classification schemes. RESULTS: A total of 74 papers were identified, and 28 were included in the review. Published reports and studies can be generally grouped into four different classification schemes that are based on (1) injury morphology; (2) signs and symptoms; (3) pathophysiology; and (4) clinical outcome. The nomenclature in the different classification systems is not coherent and the discrete classification limits are not evidence based. CONCLUSIONS: All the classification systems are necessary and relevant to FCI medical management for sustainment of soldier health and performance in cold weather operations and winter warfare. Future FCI reports should clearly characterise the nature of the FCI into existing classification schemes for surveillance (morphology, symptoms, and appearance), identifying risk-factors, clinical guidelines, and agreed inclusion/exclusion criteria for a future treatment trial.


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Cold Injury , Frostbite , Humans , Freezing , Cold Injury/diagnosis , Cold Injury/therapy , Cold Temperature , Frostbite/diagnosis , Frostbite/therapy , Risk Factors
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Int J Circumpolar Health ; 82(1): 2194504, 2023 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36989120

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Biomathematical models quantitatively describe human physiological responses to environmental and operational stressors and have been used for planning and real-time prevention of cold injury. These same models can be applied from a military tactical perspective to gain valuable insights into the health status of opponent soldiers. This paper describes a use case for predicting physiological status of Russian soldiers invading Ukraine using open-source information. In March 2022, media outlets reported Russian soldiers in a stalled convoy invading Ukraine were at serious risk of hypothermia and predicted these soldiers would be "freezing to death" within days because of declining temperatures (down to -20°C). Using existing Army models, clothing data and open-source intelligence, modelling and analyses were conducted within hours to quantitatively assess the conditions and provide science-based predictions. These predictions projected a significant increase in risks of frostbite for exposed skin and toes and feet, with a very low (negligible) risk of hypothermia. Several days later, media outlets confirmed these predictions, reporting a steep rise in evacuations for foot frostbite injuries in these Russian forces. This demonstrated what can be done today with the existing mathematical physiology and how models traditionally focused on health risk can be used for tactical intelligence.


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Frostbite , Hypothermia , Military Personnel , Humans , Cold Temperature , Freezing , Ukraine
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J Sci Med Sport ; 26 Suppl 1: S3-S8, 2023 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36775676

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Measures of human motion provide a rich source of health and physiological status information. This paper provides examples of motion-based biomarkers in the form of patterns of movement, quantified physical activity, and characteristic gaits that can now be assessed with practical measurement technologies and rapidly evolving physiological models and algorithms, with research advances fed by the increasing access to motion data and associated contextual information. Quantification of physical activity has progressed from step counts to good estimates of energy expenditure, useful to weight management and to activity-based health outcomes. Activity types and intensity durations are important to health outcomes and can be accurately classified even from carried smart phone data. Specific gaits may predict injury risk, including some re-trainable injurious running or modifiable load carriage gaits. Mood status is reflected in specific types of human movement, with slumped posture and shuffling gait signaling depression. Increased variability in body sway combined with contextual information may signify heat strain, physical fatigue associated with heavy load carriage, or specific neuropsychological conditions. Movement disorders might be identified earlier and chronic diseases such as Parkinson's can be better medically managed with automatically quantified information from wearable systems. Increased path tortuosity suggests head injury and dementia. Rapidly emerging wear-and-forget systems involving global positioning system and inertial navigation, triaxial accelerometry, smart shoes, and functional fiber-based clothing are making it easier to make important health and performance outcome associations, and further refine predictive models and algorithms that will improve quality of life, protect health, and enhance performance.


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Movement , Quality of Life , Humans , Exercise , Posture , Biomarkers
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Appl Ergon ; 109: 103985, 2023 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36764233

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INTRODUCTION: Physiological limits imposed by vest-borne loads must be defined for optimal performance monitoring of the modern dismounted warfighter. PURPOSE: To evaluate how weighted vests affect locomotion economy and relative cardiometabolic strain during military load carriage while identifying key physiological predictors of exhaustion limits. METHODS: Fifteen US Army soldiers (4 women, 11 men; age, 26 ± 8 years; height, 173 ± 10 cm; body mass (BM), 79 ± 16 kg) performed four incremental walking tests with different vest loads (0, 22, 44, or 66% BM). We examined the effects of vest-borne loading on peak walking speed, the physiological costs of transport, and relative work intensity. We then sought to determine which of the cardiometabolic indicators (oxygen uptake, heart rate, respiration rate) was most predictive of task failure. RESULTS: Peak walking speed significantly decreased with successively heavier vest loads (p < 0.01). Physiological costs per kilometer walked were significantly higher with added vest loads for each measure (p < 0.05). Relative oxygen uptake and heart rate were significantly higher during the loaded trials than the 0% BM trial (p < 0.01) yet not different from one another (p > 0.07). Conversely, respiration rate was significantly higher with the heavier load in every comparison (p < 0.01). Probability modeling revealed heart rate as the best predictor of task failure (marginal R2, 0.587, conditional R2, 0.791). CONCLUSION: Heavy vest-borne loads cause exceptional losses in performance capabilities and increased physiological strain during walking. Heart rate provides a useful non-invasive indicator of relative intensity and task failure during military load carriage.


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Cardiovascular Diseases , Military Personnel , Male , Humans , Female , Adolescent , Young Adult , Adult , Oxygen Consumption/physiology , Muscle Fatigue , Walking/physiology , Oxygen , Weight-Bearing/physiology
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Am J Hum Biol ; 35(2): e23823, 2023 02.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36285812

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OBJECTIVES: To improve predictive formulae for estimating body surface area (BSA) in healthy men and women using a modern three-dimensional scanner technology. METHODS: Body surface areas were obtained from a convenience sample of 1267 US Marines (464 women and 803 men) using a whole body surface scanner (Size Stream SS20). The reliability of SS20 measures of total and regional BSA within participants was compared across triplicate scans. We then derived a series of formulae to estimate SS20-measured BSA using various combinations of sex, height, and mass. We also assessed relationships between percent body fat measured by dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry and sex-specific formulae errors in Marines. RESULTS: Body surface areas recorded by the SS20 were highly reliable whether measured for the total body or by region (ICC ≥ .962). Formulae estimates of BSA from sex, height, and mass were precise (root-mean-square deviation, 0.031 m2 ). Errors from the Marine Corps formulae were positively associated with percent body fat for men (p = .001) but not women (p = .843). CONCLUSIONS: Clinicians, military leaders, and researchers can use the newly developed BSA formulae for precise estimates in healthy physically active men and women. Users should be aware that height- and mass-based BSA estimates are less accurate for individuals with extremely low or high percent body fat.


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Adipose Tissue , Models, Biological , Male , Female , Humans , Body Surface Area , Reproducibility of Results , Body Composition , Absorptiometry, Photon
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BMJ Nutr Prev Health ; 6(2): 234-242, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38618530

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Women's roles in the US military have progressively changed over the past several decades. Previously women were barred from combat roles. Recent change in policy allow women into combat roles in the Marine Corps, and this has led to women being trained for combat specialties. Objectives: This observational cross-sectional study describes body composition and performance values for modern Marine Corps women. Methods: Volunteers were 736 Marine women who were assessed for body composition and physical performance; (age 29.5±7.3 (18-56) years; height 163.6±6.8 (131.0-186.1) cm; body mass 68.3±9.2 (42.0-105.3) kg; years in the military 8.9±6.8 (0.5-37) years-in-service). Body composition measures were obtained using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and single-frequency bioelectrical impedance analyses. Performance measures were obtained from official physical and combat fitness test scores (PFT; CFT) as well as from data on measured countermovement jumps (CMJ) on a calibrated force platform. Results: Mean body composition metrics for Marine women were: 47.5±5.7 fat free mass (FFM) (kg), 30.1%±6.4% body fat (%BF), 2.6±0.3 bone mineral content (kg), and 25.5±2.8 body mass index (kg/m2); performance metrics included 43.4±3.2 maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max; mL.kg.min), 22.4±7.1 CMJ height (cm) and 2575±565.2 CMJ peak power (W). Data showed strong correlations (r) (≥0.70) between PFT and VO2max scores (0.75), and moderate correlations (≥0.50) between CFT and VO2max scores (0.57), CFT and PFT scores (0.60), FFM and CMJ peak power (W) (0.68), and %BF to VO2max (-0.52), PFT (-0.54), CMJ-Ht (-0.52) and CMJ relative power (W/kg) (-0.54). Conclusion: Modern Marine women are both lean and physically high performing. Body composition is a poor predictor of general physical performance.

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Temperature (Austin) ; 9(2): 158-195, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36106152

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Human tolerance to cold environments is extremely limited and responses between individuals is highly variable. Such physiological and morphological predispositions place them at high risk of developing cold weather injuries [CWI; including hypothermia and/or non-freezing (NFCI) and freezing cold injuries (FCI)]. The present manuscript highlights current knowledge on the vulnerability and variability of human cold responses and associated risks of developing CWI. This review 1) defines and categorizes cold stress and CWI, 2) presents cold defense mechanisms including biological adaptations, acute responses and acclimatization/acclimation and, 3) proposes mitigation strategies for CWI. This body of evidence clearly indicates that all humans are at risk of developing CWI without adequate knowledge and protective equipment. In addition, we show that while body mass plays a key role in mitigating risks of hypothermia between individuals and populations, NFCI and FCI depend mainly on changes in peripheral blood flow and associated decrease in skin temperature. Clearly, understanding the large interindividual variability in morphology, insulation, and metabolism is essential to reduce potential risks for CWI between and within populations.

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Med Sci Sports Exerc ; 54(9): 1527-1533, 2022 09 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35621397

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INTRODUCTION: This study characterized a sample of the first women to complete elite United States (US) military training. METHODS: Twelve female graduates of the US Army Ranger Course and one of the first Marine Corps Infantry Officers Course graduates participated in 3 d of laboratory testing including serum endocrine profiles, aerobic capacity, standing broad jump, common soldiering tasks, Army Combat Fitness Test, and body composition (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, three-dimensional body surface scans, and anthropometry). RESULTS: The women were 6 months to 4 yr postcourse graduation, 30 ± 6 yr (mean ± SD); height, 1.67 ± 0.07 m; body mass, 69.4 ± 8.2 kg; body mass index, 25.0 ± 2.3 kg·m -2 . Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry relative fat was 20.0% ± 2.0%; fat-free mass, 53.0 ± 5.9 kg; fat-free mass index, 20.0 ± 1.7 kg·m -2 ; bone mineral content, 2.75 ± 0.28 kg; bone mineral density, 1.24 ± 0.07 g·cm -2 ; aerobic capacity, 48.2 ± 4.8 mL·kg -1 ·min -1 ; total Army Combat Fitness Test score 505 ± 27; standing broad jump 2.0 ± 0.2 m; 123 kg casualty drag 0.70 ± 0.20 m·s -1 , and 4 mile 47 kg ruck march 64 ± 6 min. All women were within normal healthy female range for circulating androgens. Physique from three-dimensional scan demonstrated greater circumferences at eight of the 11 sites compared with the standard military female. CONCLUSIONS: These pioneering women possessed high strength and aerobic capacity, low %BF; high fat-free mass, fat-free mass index, and bone mass and density; and they were not virilized based on endocrine measures as compared with other reference groups. This group is larger in body size and leaner than the average Army woman. These elite physical performers seem most comparable to female competitive strength athletes.


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Military Personnel , Physical Fitness , Absorptiometry, Photon , Anthropometry/methods , Body Composition/physiology , Bone Density , Female , Humans , Physical Fitness/physiology , United States
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Front Physiol ; 13: 868627, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35432005

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Purpose: Body composition assessment methods are dependent on their underlying principles, and assumptions of each method may be affected by age and sex. This study compared an abdominal circumference-focused method of percent body fat estimation (AC %BF) to a criterion method of dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and a comparative assessment with bioelectrical impedance (BIA), in younger (≤30 years) and older (>age 30 years) physically fit (meeting/exceeding annual US Marine Corps fitness testing requirements) men and women. Methods: Fit healthy US Marines (430 men, 179 women; 18-57 years) were assessed for body composition by DXA (iDXA, GE Lunar), anthropometry, and BIA (Quantum IV, RJL Systems). Results: Compared to DXA %BF, male AC %BF underestimated for both ≤30 and >30 years age groups (bias, -2.6 ± 3.7 and -2.5 ± 3.7%); while female AC %BF overestimated for both ≤30 and >30 years age groups (2.3 ± 4.3 and 1.3 ± 4.8%). On an individual basis, lean men and women were overestimated and higher %BF individuals were underestimated. Predictions from BIA were more accurate and reflected less relationship to adiposity for each age and sex group (males: ≤30, 0.4 ± 3.2, >30 years, -0.5 ± 3.5; women: ≤30, 1.4 ± 3.1, >30 years, 0.0 ± 3.3). Total body water (hydration) and bone mineral content (BMC) as a proportion of fat-free mass (FFM) remained consistent across the age range; however, women had a higher proportion of %BMC/FFM than men. Older men and women (>age 30 years) were larger and carried more fat but had similar FFM compared to younger men and women. Conclusion: The AC %BF provides a field expedient method for the US Marine Corps to classify individuals for obesity prevention, but does not provide research-grade quantitative body composition data.

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J Sci Med Sport ; 25(1): 89-94, 2022 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34507882

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OBJECTIVES: To determine the physiological effects of multiple stressors including energy deficit during a 62-day Ranger course in a hot-humid environment. DESIGN: Prospective cohort design. METHODS: Food intake data were collected daily and energy expenditure at each of the three phases of the course was estimated by the doubly-labeled water method. Anthropometry, hydration status, stress and metabolic hormones, handgrip strength and lower explosive power were measured at the start and at the end of each phase. RESULTS: Seventeen male participants (age: 24.5 ±â€¯3.2 years, height: 173.9 ±â€¯5.1 cm, body mass: 69.3 ±â€¯3.2 kg, BMI: 22.9 ±â€¯0.9 kg/m2, percent body fat: 14 ±â€¯5%) completed the study. Mean total daily energy expenditure was 4756 kcal/day and mean daily energy intake was 3882 kcal/day. An 18% energy deficit resulted in an average body mass loss of 4.6 kg, comprising mostly fat mass. Participants with higher baseline adiposity (>15% body fat) lost more fat mass and gained (rather than lost) muscle mass compared to those with lower baseline adiposity. Handgrip strength declined only at the end of Phase I, while lower body explosive power declined progressively throughout the course. Lean mass in arms and legs was correlated with initial grip strength and lower body explosive power, but only at the start of the course. CONCLUSIONS: Physiologically demanding Ranger training in an equatorial environment is at least as metabolically demanding and stressful as other similar high-risk training courses, as demonstrated by the stress and metabolic endocrine responses, changes in body composition, and reduction in explosive power. Moreover, the smaller body size of Asian soldiers may confer an energetic advantage over larger sized Western counterparts.


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Military Personnel , Adult , Body Composition , Energy Intake , Energy Metabolism , Hand Strength , Humans , Male , Metabolome , Physical Functional Performance , Prospective Studies , Young Adult
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