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These Things Affect Your Sleep As You Get Older

Extra padding

It’s inevitable — as you age, your metabolism slows, and if you don’t exercise and eat right, you will gain weight. That extra padding is often associated with sleep disorders such as apnea. Johns Hopkins researchers found that losing belly fat could lead to better sleep. It also works the other way, too. A report in the International Journal of Obesity found that sleep problems likely make it harder to lose weight.

 

Sleep apnea

This common condition occurs when the upper airway becomes blocked during sleep and stops airflow. Being overweight, over 40, and male increases the risk of this not-so-silent sleep-disrupting syndrome. Cardiac arrest and sudden death are two possible outcomes if not treated. Fortunately, though, it can be treated.

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