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Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury - Improving Acute and Subacute Health Outcomes in Military Personnel (Paperback)
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Nutrition and Traumatic Brain Injury - Improving Acute and Subacute Health Outcomes in Military Personnel (Paperback)
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) accounts for up to one-third of
combat-related injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to some
estimates. TBI is also a major problem among civilians, especially
those who engage in certain sports. At the request of the
Department of Defense, the IOM examined the potential role of
nutrition in the treatment of and resilience against TBI. Table of
Contents Front Matter Summary Part I: Background 1 Introduction 2
Nutrition in Clinical Practice Guidelines for Traumatic Brain
Injury 3 Understanding Pathophysiological Changes Part II:
Nutrition and TBI 4 Approach for Selecting Nutritional
Interventions: Mechanistic Targets 5 Acquiring Resilience to TBI
Prior to Injury 6 Energy and Protein Needs During Early Feeding
Following Traumatic Brain Injury 7 Antioxidants 8 Branched-Chain
Amino Acids 9 Choline 10 Creatine 11 Ketogenic Diet 12 Magnesium 13
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) and Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) 14
Polyphenols 15 Vitamin D 16 Zinc Part III: Recommendations 17
Summary of Recommendations Appendixes Appendix A: Agenda Appendix
B: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Traumatic Brain Injury Appendix C:
Workshop Speakers' Papers Appendix D: Glossary Appendix E: Acronyms
Appendix F: Committee Member Biographical Sketches
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