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Area of Science:

  • Nutritional Science
  • Military Health
  • Systems Implementation

Background:

  • US service member mission-readiness and performance can be improved through applied nutritional science.
  • The Department of Defense Subsistence Food Service Program presents an opportunity for nutritional science implementation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the practical application of nutritional science within the US military food service system.
  • To identify cost-effective strategies for improving service member nutrition and performance.

Main Methods:

  • An expert panel convened to discuss nutritional science implementation.
  • Systematic reviews were used to identify gaps and solutions.
  • A Delphi method of multiple voting was employed to prioritize changes.

Main Results:

  • Eleven systems changes were proposed by the expert panel.
  • Six of these proposed changes were ranked as highest priority.
  • The process facilitated cross-sector collaboration to align nutritional science with food service practices.

Conclusions:

  • Implementing prioritized systems changes can improve the alignment of nutritional science and institutional food service.
  • This approach can enhance US service member mission-readiness and performance.
  • Collaborative expert panels are effective in identifying and proposing solutions within complex systems.