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    NxPCM

    Nutritional Changes


    Laboratory Lead: Scott M. Smith, Ph.D.
    Discipline Lead: Scott M. Smith, Ph.D.

    Current Investigations:
    • Nutritional Status Assessment (Short Title: Nutrition SMO)
      PI: Scott Smith, Ph.D.
      Flight
    • Dietary Intake can Predict and Protect Against Changes in Bone Metabolism During Space Flight and Recovery (Short Title: Pro-K)
      PI: Scott Smith, Ph.D.
      Flight

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    Publications:

    • Smith SM, Zwart SR, Ploutz-Snyder RJ, Locke JP. Response to vitamin D intake: From the Antarctic to the Institute of Medicine. J Nutr. 141(5):985-6, 2011.
    • Zwart SR, Mehta SK, Ploutz-Snyder R, Bourbeau Y, Locke JP, Pierson DL, Smith SM. Response to vitamin D supplementation during Antarctic winter is related to BMI, and supplementation can mitigate Epstein-Barr virus reactivation. J Nutr. 141(4):692-7, 2011.
    • Boyce B. To Boldly Go Where No Food has Gone Before. (Interview with Barbara Rice (MA, RD, LD) in JSC Nutrition Laboratory.) J Am Diet Assoc. 111(1):45-9, 2011.
    • Zwart SR, Booth SL, Peterson JW, Wang Z, Smith SM. Vitamin K status in spaceflight and ground-based models of spaceflight. J Bone Min Res. 26(5):948-54, 2011.
    • Mathew G, Zwart SR, Smith SM. Stability of blood analytes after storage in BD SST tubes for 12 mo.Clin Biochem. 42(16-17):1732-34, 2009.
    • Smith SM, Gardner KK, Locke J, Zwart SR. Vitamin D supplementation during Antarctic winter.Am J Clin Nutr. 89(4):1092-8, 2009.
    • Zwart SR, Kala G, Smith SM. Body iron stores and oxidative damage in humans increased during and after a 10- to 12-day undersea dive.J Nutr. 139(1):90-5, 2009.
    • Zwart SR, Kloeris VL, Perchonok MH, Braby L, Smith SM. Assessment of nutrient stability in foods from the space food system after long-duration spaceflight on the ISS. J Food Sci. 74(7):H209-17, 2009.
    • Zwart SR, Pierson D, Mehta S, 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. J Bone Miner Res. Oct 29 [Epub ahead of print], 2009.
    • Zwart SR, Wolf M, Rogers A, Rodgers S, Gillman PL, Hitchcox K, Ericson KL, Smith SM. Stability of analytes related to clinical chemistry and bone metabolism in blood specimens after delayed processing. Clin Biochem. 42(9):907-10, 2009.
    • Smith SM, Zwart SR. Nutritional biochemistry of spaceflight. Adv Clin Chem. 46:87-130, 2008.


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