Study links snoring to obesity
PublishedNov 19, 2017, 10:33 am IST UpdatedNov 19, 2017, 10:37 am IST | DeccanChronicle.com Researchers say the findings confirm the existence of a physiologic loop between worsening obesity and worsening sleep apnea. Washington: A team of researchers has shed some light on the vicious cycle of childhood obesity and snoring. Scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) looked at the relationships among maternal snoring, childhood snoring and children’s metabolic characteristics – including body mass index (BMI) and insulin resistance, which reflects future risk for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease – in approximately 1,100 children followed from gestation through early adolescence. Led by …