Fitness Cure

I know a lot of people with sleep apnea….who don’t WORKOUT!
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Weight-Loss Proves Effective Cure for Sleep Apnea

ScienceDaily (Dec. 7, 2009) — For obese men, a dramatic weight loss can be an effective way to improve moderate to severe sleep apnoea, scientists at Karolinska Institutet report. Those with severe sleep apnoea when the study began benefited most from weight loss.”Our findings suggest that weight loss may be an effective treatment strategy for sleep apnoea in obese men,” says Kari Johansson, one of the researchers involved in the study.

Sleep apnoea — the temporary cessation of breathing during sleep — is a relatively common but under-diagnosed disease. Five or more such events per hour is considered a disease. Untreated, sleep apnoea is associated with an increased risk of traffic accidents, as well as stroke and heart disease, for example. Moderate and severe sleep apnoea also increases the risk of premature death. It has long been known that people with overweight or obesity are more likely to develop the disease, and that men are more affected than women.

Obstructive sleep apnoea is a common sleep disorder characterised by pauses in breathing during sleep. Each episode (apnoea) lasts for at least 10 seconds and is caused by the collapse of the upper airways during sleep.

Moderate and severe obstructive sleep apnoea (defined as 15 or more apnoeas per hour) carries an excess risk of motor vehicle crashes, heart disease and death. Yet only one study has examined the effects of weight loss on obstructive sleep apnoea. read the full study here.

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