Drittmittelprojekt NUTRISS

Long-term space flight induces relevant changes in body composition, and almost invariably brings a one to five percent of body mass loss. Research shows the importance, and the effectiveness of nutritional intervention to counteract, or limit, the detrimental effects of microgravity on metabolism and skeletal muscle.  

The Nutrition Monitoring for the International Space Station (NutrISS) investigation provides optimal monitoring and feedback tuning of nutrition requirements, to allow a sustainable metabolic control of adverse microgravity effects on the musculoskeletal systems in astronauts.