PUBLICATION(S)
Smith SM, Heer MA, Zwart SR. Nutrition and bone health in space. Nutrition and Bone Health.
2015:687-705. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2001-3_41.
Zwart SR, Pierson DL, Mehta SK, Gonda S, Smith SM. Capacity of omega-3 fatty acids or
eicosapentaenoic acid to counteract weightlessness-induced bone loss by inhibiting NF-kappaB
activation: From cells to bed rest to astronauts. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. May 25,
2010:1049-1057. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.091041.
Smith SM, Zwart SR, Block G, Rice BL, Davis-Street JE. The nutritional status of astronauts is
altered after long-term spaceflight aboard the International Space Station. Journal of Nutrition.
2005;135(3): 437-443.
This investigation is ongoing and additional results are pending publication.