And it's the carotenoid issue that has some scientists concerned, including Tim Byers, professor of preventive medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and Walter Willett, chairman of the Nutrition department at the Harvard School of Public Health. Other health professionals believe the new fat substitutes offer yet another tool to help consumers trim excess fat and calories from their diets. The American Dietetic Association acknowledges the fact that foods containing fat replacements have the potential to be consumed in significant quantities. For this reason, they advise further research examining the long-term safety and impact on the nutritional quality of the diet. It is probably one of the most extensively researched fat replacements on the market.
Economists predict huge financial success.
The Wall Street Journal, February 10, 1998. To help NASA plan the cuisine for future lunar and Martian space colonies, a Cornell chef, nutritionist and engineers are developing nutritious and economical recipes that astronauts can prepare from a limited set of 15 to 30 crops which will be grown in future space habitats. Wheat and potatoes are the staples to be complemented with rice, soy and peanuts, salad crops and herbs. All will be grown hydroponically in artificially lit, temperature-controlled space farms. Bioregenerative life support, in which plants and microorganisms regenerate air, water and food for the crew, is envisioned for long-term space exploration, which is expected to start 15 to 20 years from now.