Nutrition in space

health

• In space astronauts need a lot of exercise
• Astronauts spend 2 1/2 hours exercising
• There are a lot of harmful effects caused by space

results of no exercise

• Large amounts of stress
• Large amounts of Bone Loss
• 15% muscle loss
• Loss of red blood cells

food

• 300 choices
• Food can't have crumbs
• Must be healthy
• Low trash volume
• Must have enough for 3 people for 112 days

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• Needs to be high in fat
• Astronauts can't consume too much sodium
• astronauts are not getting the neccessary nutrients

8 types of food packaging in space

• Rehydrated Food 
• Thermostabilized food
• Intermediate Moisture food
• Natural form food

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• Frozen Food
• Fresh Food
• Refrigerated Food
• Irradiated food

health technology

• Treadmill
• Cycle Ergometer
• Resistance Exercise Device (RED)

Our sources

• http://webpath.follettsoftware.com/resource/view
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA9d6rv9Zxc
• www.nasa.gov
• http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/factsheets/food.html