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	<title>Awake In America &#187; Weight Gain / Obesity</title>
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		<title>Being overweight super-sizes consequences and risk of sleep apnea and sleep-disordered breathing</title>
		<link>http://awakeinamerica.info/2009/top-news/overweight-face-bigger-problem-sleep-apnea-and-sdb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Overweight individuals are not just at greater risk of having sleep-disordered-breathing, they are also likely to suffer greater consequences, according to new research.  According to the study , published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, excess weight increased the severity of oxygen desaturation in the blood of individuals with SDB during and after apneas and hypopneas.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://awakeinamerica.info/2009/top-news/overweight-face-bigger-problem-sleep-apnea-and-sdb/' addthis:title='Being overweight super-sizes consequences and risk of sleep apnea and sleep-disordered breathing '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Race And Short Sleep Duration Increase The Risk For Obesity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Weight Gain / Obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to a research abstract presented on June 8, 2009, at Sleep 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, race significantly influences the risk of obesity conferred by short sleep duration, with blacks having a greater risk than whites. Results indicate that short sleep was associated with obesity, with the adjusted [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://awakeinamerica.info/2009/health/weight-gain-obesity/race-and-short-sleep-duration-increase-the-risk-for-obesity/' addthis:title='Race And Short Sleep Duration Increase The Risk For Obesity '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Study finds link between sleep apnea and weight gain</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Research findings presented at Sleep 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, a link exists between the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and weight gain.

Results indicate that people with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), the average of the combined episodes of apnea and hypopnea that occur per hour of sleep, of over 15 had an increase in body mass index (BMI) of 0.52 kg/m2 compared to those with an AHI between five and 15, who saw an increase of 0.22 kg/m2.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://awakeinamerica.info/2009/top-news/study-finds-link-between-apnea-and-weight-gain/' addthis:title='Study finds link between sleep apnea and weight gain '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Obesity in mothers may result in asthma in children</title>
		<link>http://awakeinamerica.info/2009/health/weight-gain-obesity/obese-mothers-may-result-in-asthma-in-children/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 13:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[overweight mothers are exposed to increased levels of pro-inflammatory factors during fetal life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Babies born to obese mothers may have an increased risk of asthma, according to data from a new study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society’s 105th International Conference in San Diego.

"Obesity is not a neutral state; adipose tissue is an active producer of pro-inflammatory cytokines, while it also suppresses the action of anti-inflammatory cytokines," said Jet Smit, Ph.D. "When you have an obese person, you are not just looking at a problem of excess fat, but a problem of systemic inflammation. This may affect the immunological and pulmonary development in the fetus and possibly result in a higher risk of asthma symptoms after birth."<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://awakeinamerica.info/2009/health/weight-gain-obesity/obese-mothers-may-result-in-asthma-in-children/' addthis:title='Obesity in mothers may result in asthma in children '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>6 new genes suggest obesity&#8217;s in the head, not gut</title>
		<link>http://awakeinamerica.info/2009/top-news/6-new-genes-suggest-obesity-in-the-head-not-gut/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:09:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is obesity all in your head? New research suggests genes predispose people to obesity act in the brain and that some people may simply be hardwired to overeat.

An international team of researchers, co-led by the University of Michigan, found six new genes that help explain body mass index and obesity, and all but one of the genes are tied to the brain rather than to metabolic functions, such as fat storage and sugar metabolism.<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://awakeinamerica.info/2009/top-news/6-new-genes-suggest-obesity-in-the-head-not-gut/' addthis:title='6 new genes suggest obesity&#8217;s in the head, not gut '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>]]></description>
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