Obesity is a chronic multisystem disease associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
The increasing prevalence of obesity makes it a major healthcare challenge across both …

As we age, we experience changes in our nighttime sleep and daytime wakefulness.
Individuals afflicted with Alzheimer's disease (AD) can develop sleep problems even before …

This chapter summarizes the known associations between COVID-19 and sleep dysfunction,
including insomnia, excessive daytime sleepiness, restless legs syndrome and nightmares …

Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic levels in the United States and worldwide,
and this has contributed to substantial cardiovascular and other health risks. However …

Obesity is a complex, chronic medical condition with a major negative impact on human
health. 1 Over the last 30 years, there has been an exponential growth in the prevalence of …

One‐seventh of the world's adult population, or approximately one billion people, are
estimated to have OSA. Over the past four decades, obesity, the main risk factor for OSA, has …

The World Health Organization (WHO) refers to obesity as abnormal or excessive fat
accumulation that presents a health risk. Obesity was first designated as a disease in 2012 …

Aims To investigate the association of estimated total daily sleep duration and daytime nap
duration with deaths and major cardiovascular events. Methods and results We estimated …

Sleep-disordered breathing is a common disorder with a range of harmful sequelae. Obesity
is a strong causal factor for sleep-disordered breathing, and because of the ongoing obesity …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a complex disorder characterized by collapse of the upper
airway during sleep. Downstream effects involve the cardiovascular, pulmonary, and …