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CPAP for Sleep Apnea Changes Appetite Hormones and May Help With Obesity

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The takeaway

CPAP treatment for obstructive sleep apnea affected weight, metabolic parameters, and appetite-regulating hormones (ghrelin, leptin, adiponectin) in obese patients — treating breathing may help weight management.

Key finding

CPAP treatment for obstructive sleep apnea affected weight, metabolic parameters, and appetite-regulating hormones (ghrelin, leptin, adiponectin) in o

What the researchers found

CPAP treatment for obstructive sleep apnea affected weight, metabolic parameters, and appetite-regulating hormones (ghrelin, leptin, adiponectin) in obese patients — treating breathing may help weight management.

Why it matters

Relevant for peptide research.

How the study worked

research study.

What this study cannot tell us

See abstract.

How to read the evidence

emerging evidence.

When this study was published

Published in 2011.

The bigger picture

Advances peptide research.

Questions still open

  • Further research needed.

Common questions

What was studied?
CPAP for Sleep Apnea Changes Appetite Hormones and May Help With Obesity
What was found?
CPAP treatment for obstructive sleep apnea affected weight, metabolic parameters, and appetite-regulating hormones (ghrelin, leptin, adiponectin) in obese patients — treating breathing may help weight management.

Read the original research

Weight and metabolic effects of CPAP in obstructive sleep apnea patients with obesity.

Respiratory research, 12(1), 80

Citation

Garcia, Jose M; Sharafkhaneh, Hossein; Hirshkowitz, Max; Elkhatib, Rania; Sharafkhaneh, Amir. (2011). Weight and metabolic effects of CPAP in obstructive sleep apnea patients with obesity.. Respiratory research, 12(1), 80. https://doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-12-80