ArticleNutrients2021
Long-Term Space Nutrition: A Scoping Review.
Article in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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36 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Health effects of plants, light, and natural elements of biophilic interventions in confined settings: a systematic review.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Personalization and Fortification of In-Space Manufactured Emulsified Beverages for Long-Term Space Travel.Comprehensive reviews in food science and food safety · 2026Review
- Circulating Adipokines as Diagnostic and Prognostic Markers in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.Lung · 2026Article
- Understanding Spaceflight-Induced Oxidative Stress and the Critical Role of Diet and Microbiome.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Yeast-driven biomanufacturing in space: synergizing cellular agriculture for sustainable extraterrestrial habitats.NPJ microgravity · 2026Review
- Dietary supply and reporting reliability during Antarctic overwintering under extreme isolation: a food image-based analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Meta-analysis of extremotolerant microbes to address nutrient deficiencies in bioregenerative life support systems during Deep-space Missions.NPJ science of food · 2025Article
- Superfood potential of Chlorella vulgaris: productivity and antioxidant boost under simulated moon and microgravity conditions.NPJ microgravity · 2025Article
- Synchronizing Germination Rates Across Plant Species for Fabricated Ecosystems EcoFAB 2.0.Bio-protocol · 2025Article
- AI-based prediction of VONPJ microgravity · 2025Article
- Spaceward senses: examining retronasal aroma and mouthfeel perception in simulated space-microgravity environments.NPJ science of food · 2025Article
- Microcarrier-seeded muscle cells exhibit delayed differentiation in simulated microgravity compared to a terrestrial bioreactor.NPJ science of food · 2025Article
- Methionine, threonine and glutamic acid adapted pathways in captive cheetahs on a glycine-supplemented diet.Metabolomics : Official journal of the Metabolomic Society · 2025Article
- Establishing baselines for prebiotic production in controlled environments for applications in space and vertical farming.Heliyon · 2025Article
- Behavioral adaptation in diet maintains nutrient composition in an isolated, confined, and extreme environment in Antarctica.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Nutrient Stability in NASA Spaceflight Experiment Rodent Food Bars.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Space Travel: The Radiation and Microgravity Effects on the Cardiovascular System.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Review
- Development and implementation of a simulated microgravity setup for edible cyanobacteria.NPJ microgravity · 2024Article
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- Detrimental impact of solar and geomagnetic activity on plasma B-complex vitamins in the VA normative aging study cohort.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
This scoping review aimed to identify current evidence and gaps in the field of long-term space nutrition. Specifically, the review targeted critical nutritional needs during long-term manned missions in outer space in addition to the essential components of a sustainable space nutrition system for meeting these needs. The search phrase "space food and the survival of astronauts in long-term missions" was used to collect the initial 5432 articles from seven Chinese and seven English databases. From these articles, two independent reviewers screened titles and abstracts to identify 218 articles for full-text reviews based on three themes and 18 keyword combinations as eligibility criteria. The results suggest that it is possible to address short-term adverse environmental factors and nutritional deficiencies by adopting effective dietary measures, selecting the right types of foods and supplements, and engaging in specific sustainable food production and eating practices. However, to support self-sufficiency during long-term space exploration, the most optimal and sustainable space nutrition systems are likely to be supported primarily by fresh food production, natural unprocessed foods as diets, nutrient recycling of food scraps and cultivation systems, and the establishment of closed-loop biospheres or landscape-based space habitats as long-term life support systems.
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