The hypothesis of the study is that a standardized, multifaceted lifestyle modification approach to weight loss can be implemented on ships. Adams says both the physical readiness and the economic implications of the research are important because of the impact to Navy policy, the health and well-being of its personnel, and the Navy's ability to meet mission requirements. The Sailors in her study group set goals, weigh in weekly and turn in food records. Adams provides them feedback on their food selections. What makes Adams' study program different is that, in addition to stressing increased physical activity to achieve weight loss and improve health, this program teaches Sailors how to make good food choices.
Sailors can pretty much eat whatever they want when they want, wherever they want.
It's an area where I think I can help. The excitement and joy of expecting their first child turned to trepidation for one Navy couple stationed in Japan recently when during a routine prenatal visit they discovered their baby was in trouble. The baby's mother went to her regular prenatal appointment at a local civilian clinic, and was sent immediately by her obstetrician to a nearby hospital for further assessment. Physicians at the hospital recommended she have an immediate cesarean section to deliver the baby, but this hospital wasn't able to do the surgery. Successful in their search, the mother was taken by ambulance to a nearby national hospital, where the baby, a son, was delivered.