Weight and Sleep Apnea: Chicken or the Egg

Numerous studies have linked above-average body mass indices with sleep apnea. But did you know that snoring, one of the symptoms of sleep apnea, may also lead to additional weight gain? Abstracts of some related studies about weight and sleep apnea can be found below: Obstructive sleep apnea: a cardiometabolic risk in obesity and the metabolic syndrome The Metabolic Consequences of Sleep Deprivation Which comes first, the weight gain or the sleep apnea, is the unanswered question, but can you afford to wait until this vicious cycle completes a few rounds to find out?