Rhonda Patrick· PhD
About 1 in 4 men and 1 in 15 women have obstructive sleep apnea, yet most remain undiagnosed, untreated, and unaware of its impact on their brains and bodies.
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About 1 in 4 men and 1 in 15 women have obstructive sleep apnea, yet most remain undiagnosed, untreated, and unaware of its impact on their brains and bodies.
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the most recent data I've seen estimates that about one out of four or five men over 30 probably has at least some sleepreated breathing issues, especially if if their BMI is over 30. It's more like 50/50. Um, it's really high. Women get it less often, but it's also shockingly common in women, too. It might be more like one out of every 15 or 20 women. Um, and then as as BMI goes up, it gets more common.
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