Supersize / Superskinny

[symmit]

Did anyone see this last night? Large american gent used CPAP - large UK gent said how horrible it was.

Presenter mentioned sleep apnoea a caused by excess weight, not much for the awareness there!

[dravidio]

"On the other hand, weight reduction has been associated with comparable reduction in the severity of sleep apnea, as well as improved evidence of renal function and hypertension (667-671). Both medical and surgical studies have demonstrated that as little as 10-percent weight reduction is associated with a more than 50 percent reduction in the severity of sleep apnea. Moreover, more recent data suggest a possible "threshold" effect that is directly related to the collapsibility of the upper airway. Those individuals who demonstrate a minimally collapsible upper airway apparently achieve a greater effect for the same percentage of weight reduction (672).

National Heart Blood and Lung Institute
US Department of Health

[Richard]

You might like to try Googling 'google alerts'.

This will email you the latest google input on whatever takes your fancy; you only get one email per subject per day, but it can be any subject, like sleep apnoea, cricket, William and Kate, Leicester Tigers, Arsenal, etc. etc.

You have to take a view on the veracity of some of the reports, though.

Richard

[sleepanthea]

Man, that show is full of prejudices and inaccuracies. I can barely watch it now as there's no scientific worth! It's just a freak show!