Physical Activity and Obstructive
Sleep Apnea in Adults
Obesity has long been a growing problem in the world and such problem has been related to increases the risks of other diseases and mortality. It has been shown that obesity is also one of the important risk factors for a sleeping disorder, obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea has been found to have an association with different diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, and diabetes. Different ways to undertake this world wide conundrum is to find ways to treat this individuals. Tuomilehto and his peers conducted an experiment to see if reducing obesity can reduce the risk of obstructive sleep apnea.
In this first study, the problem being studied is how a weight-reduction
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In the experimental design, they created two separate groups: one as the lifestyle intervention group and the other as the control group. This two year study originally included 45 patients from the Kuopio University Hospital in Finland who were diagnosed with sleep apnea that were placed into the lifestyle intervention group. In the beginning of the study, they received the 12 weeks of weight-reduction by a low calorie diet. This low calorie diet limited the amount of calories consumption daily to 600- 800 kilocalories. The low calorie diet involved an increase in the amount of fruit, vegetables, fish, poultry, and lean meat consumed while limiting the intake of fatty meat, dairy fats, as well as desserts. Clinical nutritionist would also continue …show more content…
However, to understand this sleeping disorder in more depth, there needs to exist additional information and studies depicting the differences between ethnicities. One of the studies conducted included Hispanics and Latinos, but additional ethnicities and their relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and physical activity should be tested. This is due to the fact that different ethnicities experience different amounts of work related physical activity and leisure physical activity. Understanding how much physical activity exists in different settings can help expand the knowledge in sleeping disorder. Also, understanding how changing a lifestyle not just by increasing physical activity but also by consuming a nutritious diet, can also help lower the risk of obesity and therefore, lowering the chance of getting obstructive sleep apnea. Expanding the knowledge about such associations will allow a more coherent way to fight against obstructive sleep apnea in the near
Each year at least 40 million Americans suffer from long term, persistent sleep disorders, and an additional 20 million experience occasional sleeping problems. About 60 million Americans a year have insomnia and it tends to increase with age and affects about 40 percent of women and 30 percent of men. It is estimated that 18 million Americas are suffering from sleep apnea, 12 million have RLS, and 250,000 are affected by narcolepsy. Adults typically need between 6 and 10 hours of sleep per 24 hour period, and most people need approximately 8 hours of sleep per day. Infants generally need about 16 hours per day; whereas, teenagers require 9 hours on average. In the first 3 months of...
The public health problem that I am addressing is the lack of sleep. The target population will be adolescents and college students in America. Sleep is important to health because the timing, quality, and duration are essential. Sleep plays a big role in good health and well-being throughout your life. How you feel when you are awake comes from how well you slept at night. Sleep has a direct correlation with metabolic regulation, emotional regulation, performance, memory consolidation, learning, and brain recuperation process. Because of these factors it should be viewed as just as important
If you suffer with sleep apnea and are overweight, you are not alone. You’ve probably been told by one or more of your doctors that you’d be healthier if you lost weight. But, have any of them ever told you about a diet for sleep apnea patients, or better yet, about the 6 best diets for sleep apnea? No? Well, I will.
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Chronic sleep loss is becoming more common in modern culture and less restricted to sleep-deprived diseases such as insomnia. Suggested to be the result of a number car, industrial, medical, and other occupational accidents, sleep deprivation is beginning to be recognized as a public concern. As a result, the Centers for Disease Control
Obesity remains an extremely serious issue worldwide. Once considered a problem for wealthier counties, overweight and obesity are now dramatically increasing in low and middle income countries (WHO, 2011). In American, the rates of obesity continue to soar. CDC (2009) recognizes obesity as a risk factor for diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and other health problems. According to NHANES over two-thirds of the US are overweight or obese, and over one-third are obese (CDC, 2009). Treatment for this illness varies; it may include the incorporation of diet, exercise, behavior modification, medication, and surgery. Since there is no single cause of all overweight and obesity, there is no single way to prevent or treat overweight and obesity that will help everyone (CDC, 2009).
Obesity is a very complex condition as there are many physiological and psychological dimensions to it. The complications accompanying the disease are multiple and are associated with the increased risk of many other medical conditions. It is thought that we live in an obesogenic environment due to an interaction of environmental, developmental and cultural influences. With the main cause of the disorder thought to be due to a combination of a sedentary lifestyle accompanied by an increased consumption of poor quality food with a high calorie and sugar content. The lack of energy expenditure could be explained by many individuals working a large number of hours, most days of the week in jobs that require minimal physical activity and it is often difficult to accomplish the recommended ...
Almost everyone attempts to live a healthy lifestyle. A healthy lifestyle is not only important for physical health but mental health as well. Every day, individuals consider changing their eating habits. There are several ways of eating available to chose when aiming for a healthier lifestyle. For example, a multitude of individuals have been converting to the ketogenic way of life. The ketogenic diet was first introduced in the 1920s to help control seizures. There are numerous benefits of the ketogenic lifestyle. The primary reason that various people begin living this way of life is weight loss. They continue the ketogenic lifestyle for the many medical improvements provided by this way of eating. The ketogenic lifestyle is a high-fat
The first involved a group of 40-60 year old women. These women had their weight and sleeping patterns tracked. This first study found that most of the women that had bad sleeping patterns were significantly more likely to have a major weight gain of equal to or more than 11lbs (McCoy, 2010). The second study involved observing the exercise and eating habits of a group of young men after sleeping for eight hours and four hours on two consecutive nights. The researchers found that the the men ate 560 calories more during the day after sleep deprivation compared with their well rested counterparts.
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which breathing stops and starts repeatedly. Experts have estimated that 18 million Americans are affected by sleep apnea. There are three main types of sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea is the most common form that occurs when throat muscles relax. Central sleep apnea occurs when your brain does not send proper signals to the muscles controlling breathing and Complex sleep apnea syndrome, a combination of both obstructive and central sleep. Symptoms of sleep apnea include loud snoring, breathing cessation, abrupt awakenings accompanied by shortness of breath, dry mouth, morning headaches, insomnia, daytime sleepiness,
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder which causes frequent pauses in the breathing process during the sleep.
Sleeping is something that is an essential part of human nature and is a must in order for one to be a functional human being. Sleep is an idea that is accompanied by many wives’ tales, including the ideas that one needs seven to eight hours of sleep each night and alcohol helps one fall asleep and sleep more soundly. One myth about sleep is that during sleeping, one is in a state of nothingness. In truth, however, it has been discovered that during sleep the brain is active, variations in heartbeat and breathing occur, and the eyes and ears are active throughout the time of sleep. These activities during a person’s sleep are important because they help that person be more aware, awake, and alert during consciousness. If all of these important activities occur during sleep, why is it that people are so willing to short themselves of this vital activity? Although much about sleep still remains a mystery, research and experiments continue to show how important sleep is to each and every person. Throughout this paper, I will discuss sleep and the effects that it has on performance and health, especially in college students. A college student’s sleeping pattern is a reliable indicator to their level of performance in the classroom and other school-affiliated activities, as a lack of sleep leads to decreased performance. Sleep is directly related the level of performance and health in an individual; the more rested a person is, the better that person will perform and feel (Dryer, 2006).
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Sleep Apnea (cessation of air flow at the mouth for greater than 10 seconds) can
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