UK Armed Forces Personal Guide to Nutrition
The UK Armed Forces Personal Guide to Nutrition was produced for the MOD by QinetiQ Ltd and was last updated in 2006. The guide is divided into five sections: Eating a balanced diet; Your energy requirements; Your fluid requirements; Operational ration packs; and Sports drinks and food supplements. A copy of the guide can be… Read More
Army Trainer Wins Transforming Lives Award
Robert Balmer, an operations training warrant officer with the 1st Regiment Royal Military Police (RMP) in the British Army, has won a Transforming Lives Award supported by the Institute for Learning (IfL). The award was presented to him on 19 June 2014 by IfL’s chief executive, Jean Kelly, at a celebration hosted by the National… Read More
Para’s Trainasium 8
Are Stress Fractures Associated with Vitamin D Insufficiency?
Research Paper Title Femoral and Tibial Stress Fractures Associated with Vitamin D Insufficiency. Abstract The researchers describe a case highlighting the need to consider hypovitaminosis-D when investigating background causation and treatment of femoral and tibial stress fractures. The case also suggests that prescribing calcium and vitamin D supplementation may help with fracture healing in soldiers… Read More
Para’s Trainasium 7
The Current State of Nutrition Research in the UK Military
Research Paper Title Nutrition Research in the Military. Abstract Military research performed in an operational environment involves mission-specific considerations. The Institute of Naval Medicine was tasked in 2008 by the Surgeon General to investigate the nutritional status of deployed British military personnel, and how this might affect body composition, physical fitness and operational capability. This… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 