Nutrition
The exceptional demands placed on military personnel make good nutrition crucial. HPRC provides information on nutrition that is based on solid research. If you can't find the answer to your Nutrition question in our resources, click the button below.
Nutrition Resources
The Basics
From recommended daily allowances to the rules about ingredient labels, here's where you can find information about what to eat and how to know what's in it.
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New DoD nutrition campaign launched
The Department of Defense has launched a new nutrition campaign to help make Warfighters healthier.
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Nutrition News
New One Shot One Kill materials now available online
New program materials for the One Shot One Kill (OSOK) performance enhancement program are now available on HPRC’s website!
New DoD nutrition campaign launched
The Department of Defense has launched a new nutrition campaign to help make Warfighters healthier.
Announcing a new section on family nutrition
HPRC's Family & Relationships domain has a new section on family nutrition. Check it out!
DMAA-containing products list updated
HPRC has updated its list of products containing DMAA to help you make informed decisions in buying dietary supplements.
The Paleo Diet: Implications for the athlete
The Paleo Diet is based on what hunters/gatherers ate during the Paleolithic Era. But how might this affect athletes today?
The latest development in the Total Force Fitness Movement: the Chairman's CJCSI
Next step in the development of the Total Force Fitness movement recently was issued in the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction on the Chairman’s Total Force Fitness Framework.
The family of combat rations
Combat rations feed our Warfighters around the world, offering variety and nutritious alternatives to food service facilities in a wide range of deployed and combat conditions.
Understanding the risk of metabolic syndrome
High blood pressure, extra fat around your waist, high cholesterol levels, and type 2 diabetes are separate health risk factors, but collectively these conditions will increase your risk for metabolic syndrome and increase your chance of developing heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Read what you can do to help decrease your risk.
More on Jack3d and OxyElite Pro
Jack3d and OxyElite Pro contain the ingredient DMAA, but recent findings that it is a “natural” derivative from the geranium plant is not the case. It’s another story of “buyer’s beware.”
New One Shot One Kill materials now available online
New program materials for the One Shot One Kill (OSOK) performance enhancement program are now available on HPRC’s website!
New DoD nutrition campaign launched
The Department of Defense has launched a new nutrition campaign to help make Warfighters healthier.
Announcing a new section on family nutrition
HPRC's Family & Relationships domain has a new section on family nutrition. Check it out!
DMAA-containing products list updated
HPRC has updated its list of products containing DMAA to help you make informed decisions in buying dietary supplements.
Dietary supplements: What’s in them for you?
HPRC’s new Dietary Supplement Classification System offers information to help you decide whether a dietary supplement can help you reach your performance goals or whether it may have side effects you want to avoid.
Quaker Chewy Smashbar Graham Pretzel snack bars may contain undeclared milk allergen
Quaker Oats Smashbar Graham Pretzel Snack Bars recalled due to undeclared milk allergen.
FDA warning to Muscle Milk manufacturer
FDA sent a warning letter to the makers of Muscle Milk products, Cytosport, Inc., for making claims that are in violation of federal law.
FDA News Release: Illegal drug claims banned for chelation products
New York dietary supplement manufacturer agrees to remove drug claims from his website.
FDA News Release: Drug residues in veal calves
Veal calves sold as food contain illegal drug residues.
Durbin raises concerns over melatonin baked goods
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) has asked the FDA to clarify its regulatory position on dietary supplements and food additives on the back of widespread concerns about the marketing of melatonin-containing baked goods.
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