BUMEDINST 10110.6 nutrition standards and education. chapter 2 Flashcards
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What does MDRI stand for?
Military dietary reference intakes
What is the instruction for nutrition standards and education?
BUMEDINST 10110.6
What does NSOR stand for?
Nutritional standards for operational rations
MDRIs are intended for use by whom?
Personnel involved in menu development, evaluation, nutrition education, nutrition research, and food research and development
Do MDRIs reflect the nutritional needs of pregnant or breast feeding women?
No
Do MDRIs reflect the nutritional needs of individuals requiring medical nutrition?
No
They will need a different diet for some:
Illnesses, injuries, infections, chronic diseases, or trauma.
What does RDA stand for?
Recommended dietary allowance
Operational rations include:
Individual: MRE group: T-ration Unitized b ration Unitized group: UGR-A, UGR-H&S (heat and serve)
MREs may be consumed as the sole ration for up to how long to avoid degradation of performance or nutritional deficit?
21 days
What are examples of supplements that units must supply when MRE s are the sole ration?
Bread
Milk
Fresh fruit
What would be an example of a scenario where restricted rations would be used?
(Nutritionally incomplete)
- Long range patrol and recon
- when troops are required to subsist for short periods (up to 10 days) carrying minimal weight
Do NSOR apply to survival rations?
No
What are examples of survival rations?
3
Food packet, survival:
General purpose improved (GP-I)
Abandon ship ration
Aircraft/light raft ration
The GP-I Survival ration contains how many calories?
1447
How many Calories do the abandon ship and the aircraft/light raft survival rations contain?
300
MDRIs for energy are calculated to represent the average needs of individuals with reference body weight of which percentile of men and women?
50th
What hight and weight measurements are used to determine MDRI calculations for men and women?
Men:
174 lbs 69 in
Women:
136lbs 64in
How many calories per day would military personnel doing heavy work or involved with prolonged vigorous pt need?
4000-5000
Mildly cold temperatures, 32-57*F, can increase energy requirements by what percent?
5-10%
When ambient temperatures warrant high levels of cold-weather protection, energy requirements may increase by how much per kg?
54 cal/kg
When ambient temperatures warrant high levels of cold-weather protection, and troops maneuver for long periods of time, >2hours, with heavy gear on their feet energy requirements may increase by how much per kg?
62 calories/kg
No adjustment to energy requirements appear to be necessary for environmental temps between ____.
68F- 86F
Will heat acclimated individuals likely need to increase their caloric intake?
No
Energy requirements for high altitude operations greater than____ feet are substantially increased.
10,000 ft
3050 meters