20/06/2022
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ? ?
Many health conditions can affect sleep, and some of them are found more often in individuals who are overweight or obese. The presence of one or more of the following conditions can compound insomnia and other sleep issues caused by obesity:
𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐩𝐧𝐞𝐚 : is a sleep disorder in which the airway partially or fully collapses, causing loud snoring and breathing issues at night.
𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Obesity is associated with depression, and the two share a reciprocal relationship. In other words, obesity can cause or intensify depression symptoms, while depression can lead to weight gain.
𝐀𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐚: Obesity increases one’s risk for developing asthma and for experiencing worse asthma symptoms. Many patients with asthma experience nighttime symptoms, leading to difficulty falling and staying asleep.
𝐎𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬: Being overweight can cause osteoarthritis because of the strain additional weight places on the joints. Osteoarthritis affects sleep and may share a cyclical relationship with pain, depression, and disturbed sleep in which these conditions exacerbate one another.
