Extreme Nutrition

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The earth has and continues to have, extreme environments. Professionals in many disciplines, singly and together are adding to the understanding of extreme environments, and how mankind does or does not adapt to it.

In the field of nutrition in extreme environments, there has not until very recently, been available the benefit of knowledge as a formal degree program. Knowledge and training largely consists of the accumulation of experience that is transferred from one dietitian to the next, and by article and book form.

E²N was created to provide a dedicated site for all aspects of communication of and utilization in nutrition in the extreme environment setting. We aim to be the recognized resource and leader for communication of and utilization in all aspects of nutrition in extreme environments.

Examples of Extreme Dietitians

• Military dietitians who are called upon to enable soldiers to perform in the most difficult of terrains, from the heat of the Gulf to the cold of the arctic.
• Dietitians who are in private practice who need to use dogsled to arrive to Indian villages to practice medical nutrition therapy in the midst of an Alaskan winter.
• Dietitians who practice in a drought impacted area as in the African plains.
• There are dietitians who study the area of nutrition in ancient cultures whom existed at the time of an extreme environmental change.
• Dietitians exist, who study and practice the nutritional microgravity environment, whether off world or under the seas.
• Dietitians who practice in the private business sectors of extreme environment vacations.