Provides information on a research on the risk of obese children in suffering from obstructive sleep apnea.
Describes the case of four-year old obese child diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Medical condition of the patient; Effectiveness of polysomnography to diagnose OSA; Treatment.
The article offers information on Prader-Willi Syndrome, an obesity problem in children, which can be treated by regular physical activities and intaking the supplements derived from cactus.
The article cites a report from Albert Einstein College of Medicine where investigators noted that children suffering from sleep disordered breathing (SDB) and chronic lack of sleep may be at increased risk of developing obesity.
The article focuses on a study, according to which weight loss improved both metabolic parameters and sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in obese children confirming links between metabolic dysregulation, SDB and obesity.
The article presents abstracts on topics about obesity which include the glycemic excursions in pre-diabetic obese youth, skeletal development in infants and metabolic syndrome in overweight adolescents.