Additional children's dental health resources National Nutrition Month Launch the New Year with Diet, Nutrition and Exercise Pointers from Astronauts Due to the harsh environment of space, food and exercise are extremely important considerations for sending humans into space. Since the beginning, astronauts, technicians, nutritionists, physicians, and food systems engineers have worked together to determine an astronauts'requried daily caloric intake for maintaining energy level and good health. Foods are anayzed for their nutritional value, sensory appeal, and the ability to freeze dry, rehydrate, package and store in space. February is American Hearth Month Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in America. Since 1984, more women than men have died each year from heart disease.
Astronauts often experience weakening of their hearts and blood vessels in space.
As NASA works to understand why this happens, its cardiovascular research has led to more than a dozen breakthroughs in the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of heart dis ease. Healthy Valentines Day Space Technology Used to Detect and Treat Heart Disease Learn about the dozens of aerospace technologies that are helping detect, understand, prevent and treat heart disease. National Diet Month N ASA space food technology brings Safe, Tasty, and Nutritionally Balanced Meals to space and to Earth. Read the report . Learn more about space research related to diet and nutrition.