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Research Opportunities in Nutrition and Metabolism in SpaceThe objectives of the Life Sciences Research Office (LSRO) study on nutrient requirements for meeting metabolic needs in manned space flights are as follows: review extant knowledge on the subject; identify significant gaps in knowledge; formulate suggestions for possible research; and produce a documented report of the foregoing items that can be used for program planning. In accordance with NASA's request for this study, the report focuses on issues of nutrition and metabolism that relate primarily to the contemplated United States Space Station, secondarily to the Shuttle Program as an orbital test bed for operational studies, and incidentally to scenarios for future long-term space flights. Members of the LSRO ad hoc Working Group on Nutrition and Metabolism were provided with pertinent articles and summaries on the subject. At the meeting of the Working Group, presentations were made by NASA Headquarters program staff on past experiences relative to space-flight nutrition and metabolism, as well as scenarios for future flights. The discussions of the ad hoc Working Group focused on the following: (1) metabolic needs related to work and exercise; (2) nutrients required to meet such needs; (3) food types, management, and records; and (4) nutritional amelioration or prevention of space-related physiological and behavioral changes.
Document ID
19930074290
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Altman, Philip L.
(Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Bethesda, MD, United States)
Fisher, Kenneth D.
(Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology Bethesda, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1986
Subject Category
Aerospace Medicine
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-190992
NAS 1.26:190992
Accession Number
93N71737
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-3924
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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