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Is there a connection between sleep apnea and weight loss?

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Yes: Yes there is a connection between sleep apnea and weight loss. Weight loss improves the symptoms and sometimes cures sleep apnea, they are inversely related to each other.

Answered 3/30/2013

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Yes: Poor sleep leads to a whole series of hormonal events that cause weight gain and difficulty losing weight. Is your sleep apnea treated? Has CPAP been checked to make sure the pressure setting is correct?

Answered 9/29/2016

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