Body composition at high altitude: a randomized placebo-controlled trial of dietary carbohydrate supplementation
Author(s) -
Jamie Macdonald,
Samuel J. Oliver,
Kelly Hillyer,
Stephan Sanders,
Zoë Smith,
Catherine J. Williams,
Danny Yates,
Hazel Ginnever,
Edward F. Scanlon,
Edward W. Roberts,
Dave Murphy,
Justin S. Lawley,
Eleanor Chichester
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.2009.28075
Subject(s) - fat mass , effects of high altitude on humans , glycogen , carbohydrate , zoology , placebo , composition (language) , altitude (triangle) , chemistry , medicine , endocrinology , body mass index , biology , anatomy , mathematics , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , alternative medicine , geometry
Body mass loss is inevitable with chronic hypoxic exposure. However, the exact body-composition changes, their causes, and possible treatments remain unknown.
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