ANTHROPOMETRY AND BODY COMPOSITION IN YOUNG ADULTS AT HIGH ALTITUDE

Authors

  • Noelia URTEAGA Unidad de Crecimiento y Desarrollo Infantojuvenil Instituto de Investigación en Salud y Desarrollo Facultad de Medicina Enfermería, Nutrición y Tecnología Médica. Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
  • José SAN MIGUEL Unidad de Crecimiento y Desarrollo Infantojuvenil Instituto de Investigación en Salud y Desarrollo. Facultad de Medicina Enfermería, Nutrición y Tecnología Médica. Universidad Mayor de San Andrés

Keywords:

Body Composition, Anthropometry, High Altitud, Adult, Fat Mass

Abstract

Obesity is one of the most serious public health problems worldwide, it is defined as the excessive and pathological accumulation of body fat assessed through the Body Mass Index (BMI) (WHO, 2020); however, BMI does not accurately reflect body composition, nor variations in adiposity, which may be influenced by biological and environmental conditions such as altitude.

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Published

2022-06-30

How to Cite

URTEAGA, N., & SAN MIGUEL, J. (2022). ANTHROPOMETRY AND BODY COMPOSITION IN YOUNG ADULTS AT HIGH ALTITUDE. Bio Scientia, 5(10), 35–36. Retrieved from https://revistas.usfx.bo/index.php/bs/article/view/1398

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 10 (2022): REPORT I NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONGRESS OWSD BOLIVIA 2022

Section

ARTÍCULOS ORIGINALES