Nutrition and energy balance on the 'Footsteps of Scott' expedition 1984-86
1987
Stroud, M.A.
A 1985-86 study involving 3 men mimicking the fatal South Pole expedition of Captain R.F. Scott and his party some 75 years prior was designed to assess requisite dietary and energy intakes for survival. It is noted that although the consumption of a dehydration-preventive, energy-dense diet (20.5 MJ/man/day, with 57% of energy from fat), weight losses ranged from 6.7-10.5 kg, representing an energy expenditure rate of 25 MJ/man/day. The results suggest that the mortality of Scott's party was due more to emaciation secondary to excessive energy expenditure than had been previously thought.(wz)
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