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Re: There is hope!

Posted by sleepy-in-seattle on April 05, 2006 at 21:15:35:

In Reply to: There is hope! posted by learningaboutSA on April 04, 2006 at 17:45:30:

The chemical you refer to is actually cortisol, not cortisone.

It is definitely implicated in weight gain. Other things that can raise it include severe and prolonged stress, adrenal issues etc.

If it is raised by untreated OSA, then that would explain why so many OSA sufferers cannot lose weight regardless of effort.

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