Association between eating habits and risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A population-based study

The aim of this 2021 study was to find out how diet can affect obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The researchers specifically looked at whether there are connections between certain eating habits and obstructive sleep apnea among Chinese adults. A total of 9733 participants were selected from the baseline survey of the Guangzhou Heart Study. Food frequency questionnaires allowed analysis of food intake, while obstructive sleep apnea was reported using the Berlin Questionnaire. The data indicated that eating fried food at least once a week was associated with increased risk of OSA, while eating fruits at least once a day correlated with a 26% lower risk of sleep apnea. The study also identified 3 dietary patterns, one of which (pattern 3) contained higher levels of animal innards, fried food, salted food, carbonate, and non-carbonated beverages. Increased adherence to this pattern 3 was linked with an increased risk of sleep apnea, when compared with lower dietary pattern adherence. Patterns 1 and 2 were not found to be related to risk of OSA. In summary, eating fruits more frequently may be coupled with lower risk of obstructive sleep apnea, whereas consuming high levels of animal innards, fried food, salted food, carbonated beverages, and non-carbonated beverages may increase the risk of sleep apnea. [NPID: sleep apnea, sleep, dietary patterns, diet, China, fats, nutrition, diet, fried food, fruits]

Year: 2021

Reference: Du, Y., Duan, X., Zheng, M., Zhao, W., Huang, J., Lao, L., Weng, F., Lin, D. E., Yang, Z., Li, H., Liu, X., & Deng, H. (2021). Association Between Eating Habits and Risk of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Population-Based Study. Nature and science of sleep, 13, 1783–1795. https://doi.org/10.2147/NSS.S325494

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