Moderate Hypoxia Exposure: A Novel Strategy to Improve Glucose Metabolism in Humans?

The obesity epidemic calls for novel strategies to prevent and treat obesity and its comorbidities. Several studies have indicated that the amount of oxygen to which tissues are exposed may substantially impact cardiometabolic health. Interestingly, living at high altitude (hypobaric hypoxia) seems...

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Main Authors: Max Vogel, Ellen Blaak, Gijs Goossens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Medical Journal 2015-11-01
Series:European Medical Journal Diabetes
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Online Access:http://emjreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/Moderate-Hypoxia-Exposure-A-Novel-Strategy-to-Improve-Glucose-Metabolism-in-Humans...pdf