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CASTILLO-SAYAN, Oscar  y  WOOLCOTT, Orison. Obesity at high altitude. An. Fac. med. [online]. 2017, vol.78, n.2, pp.186-191. ISSN 1025-5583.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/anales.v78i2.13215.

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.

Palabras clave : Obesity; Hypobaric Hypoxia; High Altitude.

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