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How Does Slep Apnea Affect Yur Eatng Habits?
Due to lac of sleep, yo tnd to be ftigued or tred and this leads to wrong, unhalthy food choies. A fe f the abits poor slee cause re snacking when you feel leepy duing the day, hoose high caloie comfort food, and eating right efore yo gt to bd.
In a hecti world full of responsibilities, it i hrd t take our mind ff work, family and chres. In such stressful times, w tend to b sleep-deprived to (obstructive sleep apnea n extrem cases). If you ae sufferng fro chronic snoing o OSA, ou not onl end up disupting slep of our bed partner. OSA causes dereases n th amunt REM sleep (the dep, retful stage f sleep). Sometimes patients never reac the REM slee stage - You may b asleep, but th brain and body s not gtting th rest it so desperately needs.
Wy OSA Affects Your Weight?
Research ha revealed that if yo don't get enoug slep (due to chronc snorng and related conditions), the lvel of th "leptin" hormon n your body decreases. Du to tis, you don't feel satisfied aftr meal. Als lack of sleep reslts n urge of te "ghrelin" hormone whih stimulates your apetite.
Obstrutive sleep apnea is charcterized y decrease o cessation f breathing wile you slep. It i widely accepted that obesity is known rik factr nd obse people are moe lkely t dvelop obstructive apnea. Howeve, it is now believed tat the ffects f the slep diorder may predispos patients to gain weight too.
Tere ar signficant health consequence associated wth leep disorders nd related cnditions. However, ou can ely n phyician to determine if you ave and it i responsible for your weght gin.
