Effects of 30 days of undernutrition on reaction time, moods, and symptoms

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 783-789

  Shukitt Hale, Barbara ^a,b   Askew, E Wayne ^a,c   Lieberman, Harris R ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Energy expenditure; Food deprivation; Psychomotor performance; Underconsumption

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0030821351     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00236-9     Document Type: Article

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