Weight Loss Before Basic Combat Training and Musculoskeletal Injuries Among U.S. Army Trainees: The <scp>ARMI</scp> Study
Results indicate that losing excess weight before military training may minimize injuries during training and the relatively gradual rate of weight loss in these trainees did not pose a higher risk of injury.
Authors
- Stephen A. Foulis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8437-5058)
- Susan P. Proctor
- Leila A. Walker
- David J. Zeppetelli
- Viet-Thanh Nguyen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5961-6987)
- Katelyn I. Guerriere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5676-9260)
- Colleen M. Castellani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4158-7349)
- Vincent P. Pecorelli
- Kathryn M. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7013-1848)
- Ashley A. Donovan
- Julie Milligan Hughes
Institutions
- U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (US)
- United States Army (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Obesity
- Published
- 2025-07-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.24364
- Primary Topic
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command