GUIDELINES FOR USING OPER RATIONS IN OPER DS

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Subject: GUIDELINES FOR USING OPER RATIONS IN OPER DS                    

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Folder Title: HISTORIANS BACKGROUND MATERIALS FILES - ARCENT READING FILES 19 AUG 90                          

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Unit: ARCENT      

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   SUPPLEMENTED AS $0014 AS POSSIBLE WITH FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES,
   IAW WITH THE SURGEON GENERAL'$ POLICY MRE-S MAY NOT BE SERVED AS THE
   SOLE RATION SOURCE FOR LONGER THAN 10 DAYS. VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS ARE
   NOT NECESSARY.
       E. SODIUM SUPPLEMENTS ARE 140T NECESSARYP EVEN UNDER THE HIGH
   TEMPERATURE CONDITION OF SAUDI ARABIA. T-RATIONS AND MRE'S ARE HIGH
   IN SODIUM. TAW AR 40-25 THE SODIUM REQUIREMENT IS 1700 MG PER 1000
   KCAL. BOTH T-RATIONS AND MRE'S FALL WELL WITHIN THE ABOVE
   RECOMMENDED LEVELS, IN ADDITION THE LOCAL WATER SUPPLY IS VERY HIGH
   IN SODIUM AND OTHER MINERALS, THUS IT IS NOT RECOMMENDED THAT SALT
   BE ADDED TO FOOD,
      F, CARBO@iYDRATE/ELECTRr)LYTE BEVERAGES ARE NOT REQUIRED IN THIS
   ENVIRONMENT DUE TO THE HIGH INTAKE OF SODIUM FROM WATER AND RATIONS.
   THE LOCAL WATER HAS A VERY HIGH MINERAL CONTENT AND IN COMBINATION
   WITH THE HIGH SODIU@L INTAKEP MAY CAUSE DIARRHEA AND/OR OTHER GI
   DISTURBANCES.
      C, IAW AR 40-25p PARAGRAPH 2-4(2)r THE OAILY ENERGY REQUIREMENT
   UNDER EXTREMELY HOT CONDITlOf4SP GREATER THAN 40 DEGREES C (104
   DEGREES F)f MAY REACH 56 KCAL/KG OF BODY WEIGHT, FOR THE REFERENCE


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   MALE (60 TO 79 KG) THE CALORIC REQUIREMENTS WOULD BE 3360-4424. THE
   ARMY FIELD FEEDING POLICY FOR THEATRE OF OPERATIONS IS 2 T-RATIONS
   AND 1 MRE MEAL PER DAY, THIS COMBINATION PROVIDES 4170 KCAL AND
   WOULD ADEQUATELY MEET THE SOLDIER'S CALORIC NEEDS IF ALL FOOD
   PROVIDED WAS CONSUMED.
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