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by CathyH
Wed Jun 08, 2011 3:45 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Weight GAIN after CPAP?
Replies: 38
Views: 14856

Re: Weight GAIN after CPAP?

My sleep doc said that it is widely accepted that someone with untreated sleep apnea cannot expect to lose weight until the sleep apnea is treated. Same here. But now that I'm reading that it is not making a difference for alot of people, I wonder if it actually has much to do with weight control. ...
by CathyH
Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:59 pm
Forum: CPAP and Sleep Apnea Message Board
Topic: Weight GAIN after CPAP?
Replies: 38
Views: 14856

Re: Weight GAIN after CPAP?

I have read someplace that the reason people gain weight with untreated sleep apnea is because they are oxygen deprived and their mind/body interprets this deprivation as starvation. It causes the body to store fat because the mind perceives that the body is starving for food or that the person is f...