Acute Mountain Sickness

Next time you go trekking in the mountains, carry beet juice with you, as researchers have found for the first time that drinking beet juice can help the body cope with low levels of oxygen at high altitudes.

The best way to avoid mountain sickness is still to move from low altitudes to high altitudes slowly.

Obese people have been found to be at an increased risk for developing acute mountain sickness (AMS). Although the reason for this association is unclear, it appeared to be partly related to greater night-time decline in oxygen saturation levels in obese individuals.

Next time you go trekking in the mountains, carry beet juice with you, as researchers have found for the first time that drinking beet juice can help the body cope with low levels of oxygen at high altitudes.

The best way to avoid mountain sickness is still to move from low altitudes to high altitudes slowly.

Obese people have been found to be at an increased risk for developing acute mountain sickness (AMS). Although the reason for this association is unclear, it appeared to be partly related to greater night-time decline in oxygen saturation levels in obese individuals.