Obesity increases the risk for obstructive sleep apnea in adolescents, but not in younger children

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 12:14 in Health & Medicine

A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that being overweight or obese increases the risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in adolescents but not in younger children.

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