Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sleep Architecture in Adolescents With Severe Obesity: Effects of a 9-Month Lifestyle Modification Program Based on Regular Exercise and a Balanced Diet

Conclusions:A combination of supervised aerobic exercise and a balanced diet led to weight loss, improved aerobic capacity, and modified sleep architecture without changes in OSA.Commentary:A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 907.Clinical Trial Registration:Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov, Title: Exercise and Venous Compression on Upper Airway Resistance in Obese Teenagers With OSA (OBESOMAC), URL:https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02588469, Identifier: NCT02588469Citation:Roche J, Gillet V, Perret F, Mougin F. Obstructive sleep apnea and sleep architecture in adolescents with severe obesity: effects of a 9-month lifestyle modification program based on regular exercise and a balanced diet.J Clin Sleep Med. 2018;14(6):967–976.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research