Menu Fatigue in Space: Solutions
Part 3 of the Menu Fatigue series: Lessons from HI-SEAS 1, Skylab, and the ISS for addressing the problem of Sensory Specific Satiety on longer missions.
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The Problem of Menu Fatigue in Space
Menu Fatigue, an offshoot of Sensory Specific Satiety, is a physiological response that keeps individuals from wanting too much of any particular food. When considering space travel, which is already limited in menu variety, it’s an issue that will need to be dealt with if longer missions are going to be successful.