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
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.
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).
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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 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
Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder which causes frequent pauses in the breathing process during the sleep.
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 (cessation of air flow at the mouth for greater than 10 seconds) can
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).
The amount of people suffering from obesity has exploded in recent years. According to the textbook, A Wellness Way of Life, “Thirty-four and three fourths percent of American adults are obese. In 1960-62 the percentage was thirteen percent” (A Wellness Way of Life, pg. 264). The obesity problem is not isolated to the United States alone, but has become a worldwide health issue of epidemic proportions. Many factors, such as diet and physical activity, contribute to obesity. However, scientists have recently found a surprising link between obesity and lack of sleep. Multiple studies have been performed to confirm this link and though inconclusive, these studies support the idea that lack of sleep may be a major cause of obesity today.
Sleep disorders are an underestimated public health concern considering that fifty to seventy million Americans are affected. Technological advances in the field of sleep have facilitated various theories to explain the need for and the purpose of sleep. Scientist have uncovered many types of sleep disorders such as insomnia, sleep apnea, and narcolepsy. Sleep disorders affect men ,women, children, the elderly, and the obese in different ways. Factors such as the number of children and the effects of menopause have been studied to determine their effects on sleep. Various treatments have been utilized ranging from non-pharmacologic to pharmacologic methods. Scientist have pinpointed areas of the brain that are involved in sleep deprivation and hormones that ultimately affect sleep.
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Each person needs a different amount of sleep in order to keep their body healthy and stable. According to Smith, Robinson, and Segal, the average child, from five to twelve years of age, needs ten to eleven hours of sleep each night while teens only need eight and a half to ten hours of sleep each night. The average adult, eighteen years of age or older, needs seven and a half to nine hours of sleep each night. These studies by Smith, Robinson, and Segal are only the averages, so that means that an adult could make do each day on only six hours of sleep while another person may need ten hours. Therefore, each person’s body and mind need a different amount of sleep each night in order to function each day. “Nevertheless, it’s important to pay attention to your own individual needs by assessing how you feel on different amounts of sleep”(“How Much Sleep Do We Really”). Sometimes, the body can function with a little amount of sleep or maybe it needs a longer amount. It all depends on a specific person’s body at a particular time. If the amount of sleep that an individual needs is not found and therefore is not acquired, the sleep loss increases the risk of high blood pressure, inflammation, weight gain, performance, mood and diseases associated with these risk factors, such as diabetes and heart disease (Mann). With each per...
A lifestyle intervention would modify the way individuals proceed with their day-to-day lives – they would incorporate time for exercise, a healthy diet and a form of counseling that is specific to their needs such as stress management, smoking or drinking abeyance. Clinical, intensive, behavioral weight management programs include having meal products that engenders both weight loss and behavioral changes that aids in the maintenance of long-term weight loss. Such programs have retention rates of 51% at two years and a decrease in the risk of postliminary weight regain by approximately 50% (Rothberg et al., 2015). For those who struggle with dieting, exercising and have the dilemma of undergoing bariatric surgery, there is the option of