Research
Metabolic adaptation
Nightly hypoxia treatment may improve whole-body insulin sensitivity.
Further research is needed to confirm the effects of hypoxia on insulin sensitivity.
ModerateQualifiesmedium confidence
Goossens...puts forward an intriguing alternate hypothesis to explain our results that nightly hypoxia treatment improves whole-body insulin sensitivity.
Why this rating
The claim is based on a hypothesis rather than direct evidence from the study.
Source
Response to Comment on Lecoultre et al. Ten Nights of Moderate Hypoxia Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Humans. Diabetes Care 2013;36:e197–e198
Courtney M. Peterson et al. · Diabetes Care · 2014
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