Understanding the Link Between Obesity and Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is a serious disorder where breathing pauses frequently, leading to symptoms like snoring, tiredness, and more. Issues such as frequent bathroom trips, poor concentration, lack of dreaming, and hormonal imbalances can indicate sleep apnea. Sleep deprivation or disordered breathing can affect hormones like leptin, ghrelin, and cortisol, contributing to weight gain and metabolic problems. Diagnosis through a sleep study test and treatment with CPAP can improve sleep quality and aid in weight loss.

• Sleep apnea
• Obesity
• Hormonal imbalances
• Weight gain
• CPAP

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1. Obesity and Sleep Apnea

2. What is Sleep Apnea? Sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts. If you snore loudly and feel tired even after a full night's sleep, you might have sleep apnea.

3. Sleep Apnea Symptoms

4. Getting up multiple times to use the bathroom during sleep Difficulty concentrating during the day Lack of dreaming Gastroesophageal Reflux (GERD) Hormone Imbalances

5. Snoring, Sleep Apnea and Hormones Leading to Weight Gain Sleep deprivation whether from bad habits(work, devices at night or lifestyle)or sleep disordered breathing(OSA) will negatively impact metabolism Leptin (makes you feel full, inhibits hunger). These levels decrease with poor quality sleep Ghrelin (makes you hungry). These levels increase with poor sleep More ghrelin and less leptin equals weight gain Cortisol (the stress hormone) levels are elevated with poor sleep = crave more sugar and fatty (comfort) foods Insulin resistance fragmented sleep and minimal REM sleep can disrupt proper insulin regulation and lead to increased insulin resistance and eventually diabetes

6. How do you find out you have sleep apnea? Treatment with CPAP will improve sleep and often lead to weight loss A Sleep Study Test needs to be performed-see you PCP