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Obesity
and Sleep Apnea
Scientists have found a direct correlation between sleep deprivation
and weight gain. Sufferers of sleep apnea gain weight faster than
people who get seven to nine good hours of sleep each night. 50%
of diagnosed obstructed sleep apnea patients are overweight. In
2006 the Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick released
results of a sleep deprivation study.
Astonishingly, they found that patients with sleep deprivation
had twice the chance of becoming obese than those who obtained
good sleep. Studies show that the rise in obesity mirrors the
rise in diagnosed sleep apnea patients. Historically it was thought
that obesity was a main culprit behind sleep apnea. It seems now
the opposite may be true.
There are two very important hormones that help regulate weight,
Grehlin and Leptin. Grehlin is a hunger trigger. It increases the
body's need for food and regulates body weight. It has been found
that deprivation of sleep raises Grehlin levels, possibly the body's
attempt to keep the mind active with increased nutrient intake.
Leptin is a naturally occurring appetite suppressant. It tells the
brain to quit eating. Leptin levels decrease with lack of sleep
causing the person to become hungrier. The reversed levels of these
hormones combined with the lack of exercise due to exhaustion is
a recipe for weight gain.
This creates a Catch 22 situation. Extra weight is not just stored
around the abdomen or buttocks. It is stored everywhere including
the neck, throat and oral airway. This added mass narrows the
available space used for inspiration and expiration. Excess fat
combined with loss of muscle tone while sleeping results in a
blockage of the air passage by allowing the tongue to fall backwards
and the airway to collapse.
The brain becomes deprived of oxygen and overloaded with carbon
dioxide. This is the brain's cue that something is wrong. It wakes
the body in order to jump start breathing again. This can happen
many times a night, often without the sufferers knowledge. With
the constant interruption of sleep, sleep deprivation occurs.
While awake, high calorie and sugared foods are inadvertently
sought out in an attempt to energize the brain and body. Weight
regulating hormone levels are negatively affected, initiating
more weight gain which in turn make the sleep apnea worse.
Stopping the devastating lack of sleep/weight gain cycle should
be a top priority. Every overweight person with sleep apnea needs
to initiate a weight loss program along with their apnea treatment
plan. Acquiring good sleep combined with weight loss will facilitate
even more weight loss and even better sleep. Many once overweight
sleep apnea patients no longer suffer from nocturnal apneas and
do not need interventions or appliances. In essence, after losing
weight, a patient may no longer have sleep apnea.
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