Prof. Ron Grunstein, Head of the Woolcock's Sleep Research Group, Sydney, Australia, said, "There is a large body of evidence suggesting that a vicious cycle exists between sleep apnea and Metabolic Syndrome (a predictor of future diabetes and heart disease in people with obesity). It appears that sleep apnea worsens aspects of metabolic syndrome and metabolic syndrome may worsen sleep apnea. [click link for full article]
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