Functional Food as a Nutritional Countermeasure to Health Risks from Microgravity and Space Radiation in Long-Term Spaceflights: A Review

(1) Background: Over the years, technology and space missions have advanced, although the development of potential functional food and food supplements must be improved for maintaining astronauts’ health and helping them overcome space-specific challenges during long missions. (2) Scope and approach...

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Published in:	Applied Sciences
Main Authors:	Jesús Clemente-Villalba, Débora Cerdá-Bernad
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2025-08-01
Subjects:	prebiotic probiotic vitamins astronauts long-term space travel nutrition
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/15/16/9220

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