They also do taste panels to see which foods they especially like. I mean with the Russians eating the same food as us. Farm Home, I think the mango drinks are more popular. There are some Mexican spiced items - omelets and all that are popular, in addition to the spicy shrimp cocktail. Meri, according to the anecdotal evidence, the crew may have some altered taste and odor perceptions, but I don't know of any documented studies in flight to support that.
Astronauts have to pass a complete physical.
I think the guidelines are probably that they need to be within ideal body weight for their height, etc. Thank you for this opportunity to allow us to participate in this most interesting and informative chat. Meri, an archive of this chat session should be available by next week, and may be reviewed by visiting our WebChat archives .