Obesity at high altitude

Authors

  • Oscar Castillo Sayán Médico Endocrinólogo, Hospital Arzobispo Loayza; Investigador Permanente, Instituto Nacional de Biología Andina (INBA), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
  • Orison Woolcott Miembro Adherente del INBA; miembro del Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v78i2.13215

Keywords:

Obesity, Hypobaric Hypoxia, High Altitude.

Abstract

Obesity is considered an epidemic disease. It is a risk factor for diabetes mellitus type 2 and some other metabolic and neoplastic disorders. The national and worldwide prevalence of obesity at high altitude and the relation between obesity and chronic and acute hypoxia at high altitude are revised.

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Published

2017-07-17

Issue

Vol. 78 No. 2 (2017)

Section

Simposio

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How to Cite

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Castillo Sayán O, Woolcott O. Obesity at high altitude. An Fac med [Internet]. 2017 Jul. 17 [cited 2024 Jun. 30];78(2):186-91. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/13215