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Obstructive sleep apnea causes weight gain.
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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that obstructive sleep apnea causes weight gain?
Partly. Some sources suggest OSA-related sleep fragmentation or a bidirectional relationship may contribute to weight gain, while an animal model of OSA hypoxia found lower body weight and another source frames weight as causing OSA rather than the reverse. The evidence covers only parts of the claim and points in different directions.
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Obstructive sleep apnea. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstructive_sleep_apnea
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Effect of Weight Loss on Upper Airway Collapsibility in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. (1991). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm/144.3_pt_1.494
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Weight gain. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weight_gain
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Ingólfsdóttir, I., Hrólfsdóttir, L., Halldórsson, Þ., Magnúsdóttir, S., Hallgrímsdóttir, E. G., Petersen, H., Árnason, G., Birkisson, M. I., & Johannesdottir, G. (2024). Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA): Prevalence among 4-8 Years Old Children in the General Population and Connection with Overweight/Obesity. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2023.11.348
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Chronic intermittent hypoxia due to obstructive sleep apnea slightly alters nutritional status: a pre-clinical study. (2023). hal.univ-grenoble-alpes.fr. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1250529
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