The Effects Of Dietary Supplement Use On Heat Injuries Among Military Personnel

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Throughout the years we have been prescribed with regular medications for whatever illness we have and also in using supplements for our weight loss program. We at times neglect or willfully forget the side effects and risks we are faced off with regular medications. This is the reason why a lot of herbal supplement companies are increasing in popularity because of the supplements they are recommending in exchange of the regular medications. There are more and more people being aware of these supplements performance. They prevent the onset of a possible health problem and also increase performance with considering very little complications or side effects.

Based on these concerns, the Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center (AFHSC) and the Department of Defense (DoD) Center for Deployment Health Research, conducted epidemiologic studies to determine whether adverse health conditions of US service members assigned to locations with burn pits could be attributed to the burn pit emissions. The study looked at respiratory symptoms and diseases, chronic multi-symptom illness (CMI), cardiovascular diseases, lupus, sleep apnea, rheumatoid arthritis, and birth outcomes of infants of parents who deployed. Although, the result of the study was that all health outcomes of personnel that deployed to areas with a burn pit were about the same or lower compared to personnel that never deployed (Armed Forces

Peru, one of the largest countries in Peru, provides a diverse range of climates, terrain, microbes, flora, and fauna. This range of diversity presents unique environmental and medical threats for the deploying U.S. military population and imposes specific pre-deployment, intra-deployment, and redeployment preparations. The purpose of this paper is to provide a medical threat assessment to inform military commanders and their staff as they prepare for Peruvian deployment. This assessment will provide necessary information to optimize the health of service members (SM) prior to deployment, reduce the risk of non-battle injury and disease during deployment, and ensure the continued health of the SM upon

Due to the extent of combat warfare that soldiers endure, “military personnel are sustaining TBIs at unprecedented rates due to the style of warfare” such as explosives, which is only the beginning of the problem (Wolf et al., 2012). The main concern related to the soldiers who sustain TBIs is the extent of their physical and

Explanation: In this story it gives light to an imperative need for a change in the Army’s environmental operations in overseas combat operations. Due to the multiple, long period deployments in a combat zone, it has caused Soldiers in the Army to become overstressed, that has further lead to other more serious mental and physiological medical issues.

From September 2006 to August 2011, he served as the Senior Preventive Medicine NCO and Headquarters and Headquarters Company First Sergeant for the 62nd Medical Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. During deployments to Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-09 and Operation Enduring Freedom 09-10, he managed the Disease and Non-Battle Injury (DNBI) surveillance program which tracked and analyzed disease trends across the theater of operations. He analyzed over 60 comprehensive reports, and oversaw the completion of over 34,000 inspections for food, water, sanitation, environmental surveillance, and CBRNE operations at over 127 locations. He identified 15 serious disease outbreaks, implemented corrective actions, and rapidly deployed PM

Being a member of the United States Armed Forces is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. These soldiers face many challenges and the chance of major harm befalling them on, at times, on a daily basis. They are at risk of injuries that, while not unheard of amongst civilians are on a completely different scale in terms of frequency and probability. Injuries such as: amputations, shrapnel wounds, bullet wounds, severe burns, and PTSD are common.

Overall, all the participants did not meet recommendations for CHO, Vitamin A, D, C, B1, and B6 during training and, in addition, women did not consume the recommendations for PRO, calcium, iron, and zinc.5 Furthermore, during the race 75% of the runners doing the 60- km race fell short on getting the recommend CHO. For the 120-km runners, 3 of the 4 men took in greater than 500 ml/h of fluid, which met recommendations, but only 1 runner took in greater than the recommended CHO during the race (108 g/hr). One major limitation of this study is that the four runners PRO, sodium, and fat intakes weren’t recorded during the 120-km

These important minerals are very important for athletes, especially during competition or training and they are essential for a number of metabolic and physiological processes. Minerals like calcium or Vitamin D are important for athletes because the assist with muscle contraction, normal heart rhythm, nerve impulse conduction, oxygen transport, immune functions, bone health, etc. (Williams 2005). A study by Dressendorfer was done to analyze the effects of intense endurance training over a 10-week period and what it showed with Calcium levels in the endurance athletes. The study specifically examined the volume, interval and tapering phases, on serum and urinary mineral levels. The results showed that calcium found in the urine increased and the levels found in the serum decreased below the normal levels following the high intensity interval phases and had the opposite affect during the tapering phases (Williams 2005). This particular study may have proved that calcium loss may be increased with high intensity training, which is not a good thing for endurance

Jack3d and OxyElite Pro are both dietary supplements that were created by Texas based-USPLabs, both supplements are marketed to people that are seeking rapid weight loss and have a huge following among body builders. Jack3d is considered a pre-workout comes in a powder form and the way that a person can consume the product is by adding 1-2 scoops into 3-4 ounces of water 30-45 minutes prior to workout. OxyElite Pro is a fat burner and it comes in a capsule form, you take 1-2 capsules before breakfast on an empty stomach and 1 capsule again 6-8 hours later. Body builders’ use both of these supplements hand in hand with each other with claims on their labels to give a boost of energy, focus and dramatic weight loss in a small period of time. Both supplements’ contain Dimethylamylamine (Geranium stem) which is a caffeine like stimulant, dimethylamylaimine or commonly referred to as DMAA it was developed in the 1940s, as a way to relieve nasal congestion but, patients were reporting that the side effects were actually greater than the actual relief and it is dis-continued in the 1980s. In 2005 Patrick Arnold a chemist with Lab Co-Operative re-introduced DMAA to the public as a performance enhancement supplement targeting

After reading “The Supplement Sleuth: Some dietary supplements are spiked with drugs" by Jennifer Couzin-Frankel, I realized that now you may never know what could be hidden in the products that you use every day. After reading this article, I have found that taking dietary supplements are the worst thing for you to take to lose weight, gain muscle, or even just to maintain a healthy diet. The concerns about ephedra, sparked at me and intrigued me to learn more. It has been stated that after millions of people have been taking ephedra, millions of people have died from taking this dietary supplement. After Cohen started seeing people developing weird symptoms, he then started a study to only realize that it was all cause by weight loss pills

This paper is mainly an analysis of nutrition and performance related to how much energy is needed, body composition assessment, ways to maintain and lose weight, liquid and vitamin needs, nutrition recommendations for vegetarian athletes, and the roles and responsibilities of the sports dietitian. The main proctors of the assessments are the American Dietetic Association, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine. The three corporations agree that optimal nutrition can enhance athletic performance as well as physical activity and recovery from exercise. Each of these factors of health were assessed differently and assigned a grade based on the systematic analysis and evaluation of supporting research. These grades ranged

Military medicine has a rich and long history. The medical and health care delivery lessons gained through multiple wars fought in the past decades are applied to improve the care for military personnel and their families. It continually evolves and adapts to the current mandates of the government.