20. If we float all day, won't we become really fat? What are the physical effects of weightlessness? Are these long term effects? (A K2S Question)
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Yes, you could get fat, but it turns out that you are not as hungry in space, and also most of us still exercise in space.
Answer provided by Byron Lichtenberg, Ph.D.
Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer
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