What a Pilot Eats Could Affect Flight Performance

The American public should make the best pilots in the world.

"Diet may affect the way a pilot performs on the job, a randomized, crossover trial showed.

When commercial pilots ate a diet high in carbohydrates or fats, they did significantly better in simulated flight performance than when they ate a high protein diet (P≤0.05 for both), according to Glenda Lindseth, PhD, RN, of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks."

After all , who eats more fats and carbs?

Up, up and away!

Well, not quite.