Regular readers will be well aware of the increasing data supporting the importance of adequate restorative sleep on metabolism and weight management. Now, a study by Wang Xuewen and colleagues, ...
https://www.drsharma.ca/sleep-restriction-leads-to-less-fat-loss
This week, the Canadian Obesity Network in partnership with mdBriefCase has launched a series of online learning modules for health professionals. This is part of the Network’s ongoing internat...
In follow up to yesterday’s guest post by Christy Turer on her challenges in getting timely diagnostics and treatment for a patient with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), it appears timely ...
https://www.drsharma.ca/diagnosis-and-treatment-of-obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-adults
Today’s guest post comes from Christy Turer, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, and Clinical Sciences at University of Texas Southwestern (UTSW) Medical Center, Dallas,...
https://www.drsharma.ca/urgent-need-for-low-cost-in-home-diagnostics-for-obstructive-sleep-apnea
We live in a time where most of us complain about the lack of it. Thus, I often remind myself that our “fast-food culture” is more a time than a food problem. Now a study by Viral Patel and ...
https://www.drsharma.ca/how-do-people-with-obesity-spend-their-time
Although sleep apnea is one of the most common and devastating complications of obesity, it remains woefully under-diagnosed and under-treated. One factor accounting for this may well be the la...
https://www.drsharma.ca/severity-of-sleep-apnea-is-related-to-distance-from-sleep-centre
As we continue learning more about the complexity of appetite and energy balance, sleep and circadian rhythm are emerging as important variables. Now a study by Robert Eckel and colleagues, publi...
https://www.drsharma.ca/effect-of-sleep-deprivation-and-meal-timing-on-insulin-sensitivity
Feeling ready for a nap after a meal is part of normal human physiology – but how exactly does this happen? Now, Christophe Varin and colleagues from the Centre National de la Recherche Scienti...
For all my Canadian readers (and any international readers planning to attend), here just a quick reminder that the deadline for early bird discount registration for the upcoming 4th Canadian Obe...
https://www.drsharma.ca/early-bird-registration-for-canadian-obesity-summit-ends-march-3rd
The title of this post may sound like a “no-brainer”, but the research literature on the long-term health benefits of weight loss from longitudinal intervention studies in people with severe ...