会议服务成员在他们的位置:通过方便的餐具包支持蔬菜消费
Saachi Khurana1,2, Jonathan M Scott1, Christopher R D'Adamo3
1Consortium for Health and Military Performance, Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA.
Nutrients
|July 12, 2025
概括
带有香料和草药的军事餐具套件并没有显著增加蔬菜摄入量,但香料和普通选项都被大量消费. 方便的餐饮解决方案似乎可以改善服务人员的蔬菜消费障碍.
科学领域:
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 军人卫生保健 军人卫生保健
- 饮食干预 饮食干预
背景情况:
- 军人服务人员 (SMs) 的蔬菜摄入量较低,低于美国人饮食指南 (DGA).
- 不充分的蔬菜消费会对饮食质量产生负面影响 (健康饮食指数),并对军事健康和绩效构成风险.
- 加热和供应餐具和风味增强剂 (香料/草药) 可以解决获取和口味障碍,以改善SMs的蔬菜摄入量.
研究的目的:
- 评价带有香料和草药的热食套餐在增加现役SMM的蔬菜摄入量和喜好方面的有效性.
- 评估感觉因素 (香料) 和可访问性 (餐具) 对蔬菜消费障碍的影响.
- 了解方便的餐饮解决方案在改善军人饮食质量的作用.
主要方法:
- 在海军支持活动贝塞斯达进行的一项随机研究,涉及400名现役SM.
- 参与者获得了四种蔬菜 (西兰花,胡卜,花菜,胡卜) 的热食套餐,这些蔬菜可以是香料的,也可以是普通的.
- 使用食品摄影 (SmartIntake®) 通过QR码上传来估计蔬菜消费量,并根据九点的利克特级别来评价喜欢.
主要成果:
- 在调味品和普通准备品中观察到总体摄入高的加热和供应蔬菜 (1.73分之2杯,87%).
- 香料 (1.75杯) 和普通 (1.725杯) 蔬菜的消费没有显著差异 (p = 0.87).
- 香料和普通蔬菜制品都得到了很好的接受,这表明了高口感.
结论:
- 方便且易于获得的饮食选择,加上感官策略,显示出减轻服务人员蔬菜消费障碍的潜力.
- 未来的研究应该调查各种军事环境的长期影响和适应性.
- 进一步的研究应该考虑其他影响因素,如对军事饮食选择的便利性和时间限制.
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