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PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR FORM TO THE ABOVE ADDRESS. 1. REPORT DATE (DD-MM-YYYY)14-11-02
AUTHOR(S)Tammy J. Doherty
5d. PROJECT NUMBER 25151V5e. TASK NUMBER 5f. WORK UNIT NUMBER
PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)Simulation Technologies, Inc. Ill West First Street Suite 748 Dayton, OH 45402-1106
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SPONSORING/MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command Soldier Systems Center Natick, MA 01760-5020
SPONSOR/MONITOR'S ACRONYM(S) SBCCOM
SPONSOR/MONITOR'S REPORT NUMBER(S)NATICK/TR-03/006
DISTRIBUTION/AVAILABILITY STATEMENTApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited
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ABSTRACTPerformance of the warrior system depends to a great extent on the physical and cognitive capabilities of the warfighter. Metabolic fuel status is one factor that can be directly linked to those performance capabilities. This report describes the development of a dynamic nutrition model (DYNUMO) that simulates body metabolic fuel levels over time, in response to nutrient intake and energ; expenditure. DYNUMO is a simplification of the digestive and metabolic processes in the human body. Ingested food is absorbed into the blood. From there, absorbed nutrients may be stored in adipose tissue as triglycerides, stored in the liver or muscle as glycogen, converted to other metabolic fuels in the liver or utilized for energy. A regulatory system maintains blood glucose at near constant levels and conserves carbohydrate stores. Model algorithms are based on known physiology and biochemistry, with parameter values derived from existing experimental data. Although insufficient data were available for formal model validation, the model currently provides reasonable predictions of blood glucose levels following a single ingestion of a carbohydrate solution and of muscle glycogen levels following a single exercise bout. The model has not been fully tested, however, and it is likely that parameter values and the level of model detail will require adjustment in the future.
SUBJECT TERMS
Regulatory System 70
Initial Conditions 70Insulin 70 Glucagon 71 Epinephrine 71
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