Environmental Health and nutrition

QUESTIONS On environmental health

• What are the side effects of environmental health hazards in space 
• What are scientists doing to help?
• How are environmental health hazards taken into caution or eliminated?
• How does environmental health effect those who travel to space? 

Nutrition questions

• What type of food is most healthy in space?
• Where is the food stored?
• How is space food different from normal food?
• What type of vitamins/ nutrients are in space food?
• How does space food taste?

effects of ENVIRONMENTAL health on the body

• Toxic substances/ gases result in rashes, headaches, nausea, and burns
• Cosmic rays cause damage to the eyes due to the radiation 
• UV light can cause skin cancer, sunburns, and destroy collagen fibers 
• Loud noises from spacecraft or surroundings can affect blood pressure  

Effects of nutrition on the body

• Mostly affects bones, blood, and muscle
• Absorption of calcium from intestines decreases during spacecraft 
• Loss of body weight due to loss of body water and loss of muscle
• Low levels of Vitamin D
• Composition of blood changes as blood plasma decreases

Solutions and equipment

• How can we make it the safest environment for humans to work/ live?   
• A solution for cosmic rays and UV light:  
• Build objects that are not prone to radiation 
• Solution for loss of body weight: 
• Chefs should cook more foods with nutrients that will help for space travel

solutions and equipment (cont)

• Solution to toxic substances:
• An astronauts suit should be checked of leaks in the helmet and fixed if so

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