Nutrition: Maintaining Body Mass and Preventing Disease
Abstract After spending 4 months on Mir in 1995, Norm Thagard weighed 8 kg (17.5 pounds) less than when he launched. He had lost approximately 11% of his body weight [1]. When a group of 10 climbers attempted to summit Mt. Everest in 1989, they lost an average of 9.6% of their body weight [2]. A gro...
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Oxford University PressNew York, NY
2006
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195137255.003.0008 https://academic.oup.com/book/chapter-pdf/52323134/isbn-9780195137255-book-part-8.pdf |
| Summary: | Abstract After spending 4 months on Mir in 1995, Norm Thagard weighed 8 kg (17.5 pounds) less than when he launched. He had lost approximately 11% of his body weight [1]. When a group of 10 climbers attempted to summit Mt. Everest in 1989, they lost an average of 9.6% of their body weight [2]. A group of 66 polar explorers who spent 10 months in Antarctica maintained a stable weight throughout (although they did show an increase in body fat and decrease in muscle mass [3]). Submarine crews often have skinfold thicknesses higher than similarly aged men and must work to keep their weight from increasing [4]. |
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