ea0031p217 | Obesity, diabetes, metabolism and cardiovascular | SFEBES2013
Hill N E
, Fallowfield J L
, Delves S K
, Brett S J
, Wilson D R
, Frost G
, Dhillo W
, Bloom S R
, Murphy K G
Background: Military personnel on operational deployment commonly lose weight despite the adequate supply of rations. Moderate weight loss (~5% body mass) occurred during the initial phase of a 6-month deployment to Afghanistan without affecting physical fitness. Reasons for this weight loss are presently unknown. We sought to establish whether changes in appetite regulatory hormones contribute to the observed weight loss.Methods: Body mass and body comp...