{"id":70252,"date":"2021-05-04T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T15:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-470455"},"modified":"2024-01-16T18:35:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T23:35:07","slug":"enhanced-diet-may-help-astronauts-adapt-to-spaceflight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/missions\/station\/enhanced-diet-may-help-astronauts-adapt-to-spaceflight\/","title":{"rendered":"Enhanced Diet May Help Astronauts Adapt to Spaceflight"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main.jpg 5568w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/chris_cassidy_fresh_fruit_space_diet_main.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Fresh whole fruits and other food items float around NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, who on Expedition 63 participated in a study to gauge how an enhanced diet affected his physiology.<br><strong><em>Credit: NASA<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Eating healthily benefits the human body, both on Earth and in space. Just as a healthy diet can help improve athletic performance, a healthy diet could help astronauts better adapt to the stresses of spaceflight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But how might eating healthy change the physiology of astronauts? To find out, Dr. Grace Douglas, lead scientist for the Advanced Food Technology project at NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston, is conducting a study on the physiological effects of food aboard the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/international-space-station\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">International Space Station<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mango_salsa_enhanced_diet_embed1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1208\" height=\"1156\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mango_salsa_enhanced_diet_embed1.jpg?w=1208\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"mango_salsa_enhanced_diet_embed1\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mango_salsa_enhanced_diet_embed1.jpg 1208w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mango_salsa_enhanced_diet_embed1.jpg?resize=300,287 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mango_salsa_enhanced_diet_embed1.jpg?resize=768,735 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mango_salsa_enhanced_diet_embed1.jpg?resize=1024,980 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mango_salsa_enhanced_diet_embed1.jpg?resize=400,383 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mango_salsa_enhanced_diet_embed1.jpg?resize=600,574 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mango_salsa_enhanced_diet_embed1.jpg?resize=900,861 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/mango_salsa_enhanced_diet_embed1.jpg?resize=1200,1148 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1208px) 100vw, 1208px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Freeze-dried mango salad, seen in the packet above, is one menu item available to astronauts participating in NASA\u2019s study on how an enhanced diet affects human physiology.<br><strong><em>Credit: NASA<\/em><\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Douglas and other researchers are assessing how the current spaceflight diet \u2014 by any assessment a healthy offering \u2014 compares to an \u201cenhanced\u201d spaceflight diet: one packed with foods rich in nutrients such as flavonoids, lycopene, and omega-3 fatty acids. How does such a diet affect the immune system, the gut microbiome, and nutrition? These factors are known to influence each other, and the researchers want to discover how.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants in the study receive a consultation before their mission, to help in creating an enhanced spaceflight diet. This diet is generally more diverse in foods rich in bioactive compounds \u2014 specifically fruits, vegetables, and fish \u2014 than standard spaceflight fare. Although these foods must all be shelf stable for multiple years at room temperature to be compatible with the food system requirements of the space station, a variety of options are available, such as freeze-dried butternut squash or fish with mango salsa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study works like this: Participating astronauts consult with Douglas\u2019s team to develop an enhanced diet that suits them. They stick to the enhanced diet aboard the space station, logging their food intake daily. Every week, participants discuss their diet with a member of Douglas\u2019s team, who provides feedback about their dietary status and information to help them continually meet requirements. Blood, urine, saliva, and fecal samples are taken before, during, and after spaceflight. The team tracks changes in these vitals and samples over the course of the mission to pinpoint any observed benefits to a given astronaut\u2019s health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eight individuals in total are needed for the study.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/victor-j-glover\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/people\/victor-j-glover-jr-captain-u-s-navy-nasa-astronaut\/#\">Victor Glover<\/a>, NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-1 astronaut and Expedition 64 flight engineer, contributed during his recent stay aboard the space station. Expedition 63 astronaut Chris Cassidy already participated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The results of the investigation will help NASA researchers determine how an enhanced diet affects human physiology, and the way those physiological changes improve human adaptability to spaceflight. Results will also provide evidence for dietary interventions that support beneficial immune, microbiome, and nutritional outcomes for crews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s another set of factors to consider: Future spacecraft will likely have a limited amount of interior space, which must support crews for longer missions. To sustain flight, heavy cargo may need to be kept to a minimum. When deciding what to bring, \u201cfood is often targeted for reductions, as it is one of the biggest mass and volume drivers on missions,\u201d Douglas explained. \u201cMany of the healthiest foods are also the least calorically dense. We need to provide evidence for food system health and performance risk\/resource trades to inform these program decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><code>_____<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA’s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/hrp\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/hrp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Human Research Program<\/a>, or HRP, pursues the best methods and technologies to support safe, productive human space travel. Through science conducted in laboratories, ground-based analogs, and the International Space Station, HRP scrutinizes how spaceflight affects human bodies and behaviors. Such research drives HRP\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/nasas-human-research-program-three-steps-to-mars\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/nasas-human-research-program-three-steps-to-mars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">quest<\/a> to innovate ways that keep astronauts healthy and mission-ready as space travel expands to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Food Physiology experiment is led by principal investigator Grace Douglas of NASA\u2019s Johnson Space Center in Houston. ISS Medical Projects, at Johnson, manages the implementation of the experiment. NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center, in California\u2019s Silicon Valley, oversees the flight portion of the project. The experiment is cosponsored by HRP and NASA\u2019s Space Biology Program. 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transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meir-2.png 370w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meir-2.png?resize=180,300 180w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meir-2.png?resize=239,400 239w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/meir-2.png?resize=359,600 359w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/humans-in-space\/artemis\/\" class=\"mobile:grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 desktop:grid-col-3 topic-card margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Artemis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><circle class=\"color-nasa-red\" cx=\"16\" cy=\"16\" r=\"16\"><\/circle><path d=\"M8 16.956h12.604l-3.844 4.106 1.252 1.338L24 16l-5.988-6.4-1.252 1.338 3.844 4.106H8v1.912z\" class=\"color-spacesuit-white\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Artemis-I.jpg?w=1024\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); 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