Nutritional factors play a life-long role in human health. Indeed, there is growing evidence
that one of the mechanisms by which nutrients and bioactive compounds affect metabolic …

Obesity is an important public health problem worldwide and is a major risk factor for a
number of chronic diseases such as type II diabetes, adverse cardiovascular events and …

Purpose: The prevalence of obesity as a health problem is known in all over the world, as
well as diseases associated with obesity, including insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome …

Background: The macrogeographic distribution of obesity in the United States, including the
association between elevation and body mass index (BMI), is largely unexplained. This …

Obesity is a major public health problem, predisposing subjects to metabolic syndrome, type
2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Specific prolyl 4-hydroxylases (P4Hs) regulate the …

Obesity has emerged as one of the major health threats worldwide. Moreover, an excessive
body fat accumulation, which defines this disease, could lead to several associated clinical …

The prevalence of obesity and diabetes is increasing worldwide. Obesity and diabetes are
associated with oxidative stress, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, insulin resistance …

Normobaric hypoxic conditioning (HC) is defined as exposure to systemic and/or local
hypoxia at rest (passive) or combined with exercise training (active). HC has been …

The reason for high altitude anorexia is unclear but could involve alterations in the appetite
hormones ghrelin and peptide YY (PYY). This study examined the effect of resting and …

Background Intermittent normobaric hypoxia training, an alternative to altitude training for
athletes, may be beneficial to treat overweight and obesity. The purpose of this study is to …