Role of Weight Management in the Treatment of Adult Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Publication Date: October 2, 2018
Key Points
Key Points
Overweight/obesity is a common, reversible risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) severity.
Behavioral, pharmacological, and surgical treatments promote weight loss and can reduce OSA severity, reverse common cardiometabolic comorbidities, and improve quality of life.
Behavioral, pharmacological, and surgical treatments promote weight loss and can reduce OSA severity, reverse common cardiometabolic comorbidities, and improve quality of life.
Treatment
...reatment
...ends participation in a comprehensive lifes...
...ATS suggests participation in a comprehensive...
...sts participation in a reduced-calori...
...he ATS suggests exercise/increased physical activi...
For patients with OSA with a BMI2 ≥27 kg/m, w...
...ents with OSA with a BMI2 ≥35 kg/m, whose...
...ic Advice for Diet as Part of a Comprehensive Wei...
...Specific Advice for Exercise/Physical Acti...
...able 3. Specific Advice for Behavioral Counseling...