Weight loss at high altitude: Pathophysiology and practical implications

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-10

  Hamad, Noor ^a   Travis, Simon P L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body composition; Energy balance; High altitude; Nutrition; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTITUDE; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BODY WATER; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTOLERANCE; CLIMBING; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ALTITUDE; APPETITE; BASAL METABOLISM; BODY COMPOSITION; ENERGY INTAKE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LEPTIN; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 29344445926     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-200601000-00002     Document Type: Article

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