Military Health and Nutrition Examination Study

Summary

The Military Health and Nutrition Examination Study (MHANES) is a Department of Defense funded study conducted by Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the US Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine. This cross-sectional study will assess, in a large, diverse sample of Army Service Members (n=600), food and supplement intake, cardiovascular health, body composition, biomarkers of nutritional status, measures of health status, injury prevalence, mental wellbeing, gut microbiome composition, and physical performance outcomes. The proposed study is modeled after the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and customized for the Army population.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* U.S. Army Soldiers ≥ 18 years old
* Willing to have biological samples stored for future use
* Willing to have data linked to the Soldier Performance, Health, and Readiness (SPHERE) database

Exclusion Criteria:

* Soldiers under the age of 18 years
* Soldiers with an inability to understand verbal or written instructions or testing materials in English
* Soldiers relocating or getting out of the Army in the next 30 days
* Pregnant females
* Soldiers currently in Basic Training (BCT) and/or One-Station Unit Training (OSUT)

Conditions5

Locations3 sites

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