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ReviewJournal of obesity & metabolic syndrome2018

Exposure and Exercise Training in Hypoxic Conditions as a New Obesity Therapeutic Modality: A Mini Review.

Hun-Young Park, Jisu Kim, Mi-Young Park, Nana Chung, Hyejung Hwang, Sang-Seok Nam, Kiwon Lim

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Review in Journal of obesity & metabolic syndrome, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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27citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hun-Young ParkPhysical Activity and Performance Institute (PAPI), Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
Jisu KimPhysical Activity and Performance Institute (PAPI), Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
Mi-Young ParkPhysical Activity and Performance Institute (PAPI), Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
Nana ChungPhysical Activity and Performance Institute (PAPI), Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
Hyejung HwangPhysical Activity and Performance Institute (PAPI), Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
Sang-Seok NamPhysical Activity and Performance Institute (PAPI), Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
Kiwon LimPhysical Activity and Performance Institute (PAPI), Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea.
Konkuk University · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Obesity is an important health problem caused by positive energy balance. Generally, low calorie dietary intake combined with regular exercise is the most common modality to lose bodily fat in obese people. Although this is the first modality of choice for obesity treatment, it needs to be applied to obese patients for at least 12 weeks or more and it does not provide consistent results because it is difficult to suppress increased appetite due to exercise. Recently, many researchers have been applying hypoxic conditions for the treatment of obesity, as many studies show that people residing in high altitudes have a lower percentage of body fat and fewer obesity-related illnesses than people living at sea level. Hypoxic therapy treatment, including hypoxic exposure or hypoxic exercise training, is recommended as a way to treat and prevent obesity by suppression of appetite, increasing basal metabolic rate and fat oxidation, and minimizing side effects. Hypoxic therapy inhibits energy intake and appetite-related hormones, and enhances various cardiovascular and metabolic function parameters. These observations indicate that hypoxic therapy is a new treatment modality for inducing fat reduction and promoting metabolic and cardiovascular health, which may be an important and necessary strategy for the treatment of obesity. As such, hypoxic therapy is now used as a general medical practice for obesity treatment in many developed countries. Therefore, hypoxic therapy could be a new, practical, and useful therapeutic modality for obesity and obesity-related comorbidities.

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Appetite regulationBody weightHypoxiaObesity

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PMID31089548
PMCPMC6489458
OpenAlexW2809998368

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