Body Composition and Work Performance of Cadets at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York

Body Composition and Work Performance of Cadets at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York

A study was conducted to evaluate the cadet weight control program at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. During the spring academic quarter of 1979, eighty-six cadets at the Academy were enrolled in the weight control program. This represented 2% of the male and 17% of the fem...

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Hauptverfasser: Fults,Robert D, Morris,Michael S, Johnston,Herman L, Morris,Robert E, Sauberlich,Howerde E
Format: Report
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anthropometry
AS811
Body weight
Cadets
Control
Females
Males
Medicine and Medical Research
Nutrition
Oxygen consumption
PE62772A
Performance(Human)
United States Military Academy
Work
WU001
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Zusammenfassung:A study was conducted to evaluate the cadet weight control program at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. During the spring academic quarter of 1979, eighty-six cadets at the Academy were enrolled in the weight control program. This represented 2% of the male and 17% of the female cadets enrolled. This report is concerned with the body composition and work performance aspects of the study. The study was conducted in two phases. Phase I, conducted during the spring quarter of 1979, evaluated the procedures used to estimate the body composition of the cadets. Phase II, conducted in the fall of 1979, studied the body composition and the work performance of the cadets.