Military Health and Nutrition Examination Study

Description

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.

Conditions

Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, Dyslipidemias, Cardiovascular Diseases

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Study overview

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.

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Military Health and Nutrition Examination Study

Condition
Hypertension
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Fort Campbell North

Fort Campbell, Fort Campbell North, Kentucky, United States, 42223

Baton Rouge

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, 70808

Leesville

Fort Johnson, Leesville, Louisiana, United States, 71459

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility 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
  • * 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)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Pennington Biomedical Research Center,

Claire E Berryman, PhD, RD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Study Record Dates

2026-12-01