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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 38, 667-679, Copyright © 1983 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Quantitation of tissue loss during prolonged space flight

JI Leonard, CS Leach and PC Rambaut

An analysis of data from the three Skylab missions was performed to assess the lean body mass (LBM) and fat components of inflight body weight loss. Six methods for determining LBM were employed based on changes in total body water, total body potassium, nitrogen balance, potassium balance, and stereophotometric-body density. Those based solely on body potassium, and potassium and nitrogen balances (when expressed as shifts from preflight control), consistently overestimated LBM loss unless appropriate corrections were made. The average results from the various methods indicated that of a mean inflight total body weight loss of 2.7 +/- 0.3 kg (SD) for all nine crewmembers, more than half (1.5 +/- 0.3 kg) can be attributed to loss of LBM (including 1.1 kg body water), the remainder (1.2 +/- 0.3 kg) being derived from fat stores. The reduction of LBM appeared to be complete after the first month of flight and thereafter was largely independent of mission duration, diet, and exercise.


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