By the time a child is 4-8 years old, his sugar consumption skyrockets to an average of 21 teaspoons a day. The same study found 14-18 year old children intake the most sugar on a daily basis, averaging about 34.3 teaspoons.
In space, the body begins to adapt to the microgravity environment. NSBRIâs science and technology program is addressing ways to reduce or eliminate many of the changes to the body that impact an astronautâs ability to perform well in space and that might impact their health after returning to Earth.
What happens to muscle and bones in space? the astronaut heart and muscles and bones shrink and get weaker ...this because: the earth's gravitational pull is strong so the heart pumps blood harder than it needs to in â¦space so when a astronaut is in orbit it doesn't need to work so hard so they shrink.