Obesity
VIEWPOINTProfessor Tony LeedsSpecialist management of obesity, the Central Middlesex Hospital, a large increase in obesity can cause health problems for millions of people around the world. Scrubbing Up this week, experts on obesity, Professor Tony Leeds, warned that the weight of our problems can also be inserted into other people’s lives in danger. “Britain is suffering an epidemic of obesity in many public – one in four of us are clinically obese. Many obese people face an increased risk of diseases such as heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Média their life will be reduced from nine years. But some people may be unknowingly putting lives for others to danger. These additional deaths are not present in cardiac units in the United Kingdom, but the country roads, because of people falling asleep at the wheel of cars and trucks. But because – and murder as many of us unknowingly potential reason is that the UK does not have to wake the hazards associated with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). sleep deprivation may be more common than realized, especially in people with type 2 diabetes when one of the four could be affected. This makes snoring interrupted by pauses in breathing, choking and gasping during sleep. In this way, the sleep disturbance and restless, and can leave people tired and irritable, forgetful and depressed. It also increases the risk that they fall asleep at work – or while driving. OSA can be caused by structural abnormalities of the upper respiratory tract, but obesity is a major risk factor. extra fat alongside the airways may increase pressure on the muscles that support the airways, increasing the risk of depleting and blocking. “lifestyle of many drivers, this means that the burden many of them very much. Sedentary lead, keep unsocial hours and can have a bad power ‘recent study British Medical Journal has shown that weight loss by performing a very low calorie diet resulted in significant improvement in symptoms in just seven weeks to 26 obese men with 30 to moderate to severe OSA. Long-term studies of the United States produced similar results. But the danger of living with the condition were presented graphically by other studies that have calculated that people with severe sleep apnea were six to 15 times more likely to be involved in a traffic accident. Life is not healthy for drivers seem to be particularly at risk. Lifestyle typical means that many are significantly overweight – leads a sedentary lifestyle, keep unsocial hours and can have a bad diet. Studies have shown that only 11% of ‘healthy’ body mass index – and half were above the threshold for obesity. “Maybe we should call the campaign to alert all drivers the importance of proper sleep,” the leading experts in the dream of the United Kingdom that almost one in six drivers have sleep apnea – is almost 80,000. But the difficulties while driving can be underestimated – perhaps for fear of losing the license and maintenance. In just four months, at least four cases have been before the courts of Great Britain accused drivers of large trucks for causing death by dangerous driving. All four drivers who suffer from sleep apnea – diagnosed only after these terrible events. In one case it appeared that the truck driver involved in a fatal accident has seen the doctor only five months earlier, complaining of fatigue – sleep apnea, but has not been diagnosed. Weight INDEXCalculated weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squaredNormal: 18 5-24 9Overweight: 25 – 29 9Obese: On 30Calculate investigation BMIAt, the coroner called for a tougher regime for the licensing of commercial drivers, including regular screening. He also called for accelerating the doctors involved in traffic accidents on the road – but stressed that the diagnosis of sleep apnea it is unlikely that their strength from the street. The survey data and the study suggests that sleep random (even temporarily) while driving may be more common than we think. Our lifestyles, TV, and cling to the use of computers in sleep. Maybe you need to ask a campaign to alert all drivers to the importance of proper sleep, from which it follows that they are obese may have on sleep quality and the need to go immediately to your GP if you suspected sleep apnea. “Have you had experiences described in the above, I think we can make our roads safer
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