The American College of Lifestyle Medicine released a toolkit providing guidance and patient education for pairing obesity medications like GLP-1s with lifestyle care.
Some sleep specialists are already prescribing GLP-1s to sleep apnea patients with obesity. With a potential OSA indication looming, how could this impact sleep apnea treatment?
The FDA has granted its Fast Track designation for the investigation of tirzepatide for the treatment of adults with obesity or who are overweight with weight-related comorbidities (including obstructive sleep apnea) to facilitate weight loss.
Results from SURMOUNT-4 showed Zepbound (tirzepatide) achieved superior mean percent change in body weight compared to placebo in adults with obesity or overweight with weight-related comorbidities, including obstructive sleep apnea.
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The AAAHC released its newly enhanced Ambulatory Surgery Considerations for Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea toolkit.
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Eating disorders may raise the risk of insomnia through malnutrition and increased orexin signaling, according to a new UK study.
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The University of São Paulo conducted a study examining the relationship between sleep quality and physical and mental health in older obese individuals.
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Scientists have uncovered why night shift work is associated with changes in appetite.
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A new study seeks to quantify the association between the percent change in body weight and the percent change in AHI.
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A new study adds to the growing awareness of obesity’s role in pediatric OSA and its associated negative effects.
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Researchers discovered naps exceeding a specific duration were associated with unfavorable metabolic and cardiovascular outcomes.
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Erratic sleep patterns—like staying up late and sleeping in on the weekends—may have consequences for future heart health by raising blood pressure in teens with more belly fat, researchers find.
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Research sheds light on how stress the brain may experience due to one night of total sleep loss differs between men and women.
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New research on insufficient sleep in teenagers was presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.
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Normally, fat is preferentially deposited subcutaneously, but inadequate sleep appears to redirect fat to the visceral compartment.
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A new study on how getting sufficient sleep affects caloric intake in a real-world setting could change how we think about weight loss.
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It turns out that the favored non-meal food categories are the same among adults regardless of sleep habits, but those getting less sleep tend to eat more snack calories in a day overall.
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The basic method used by the team centers around a measurement called the respiratory quotient, abbreviated as RQ.
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