Losing Weight: Bariatric Surgery & Sleep Apnea

Is bariatric surgery a good treatment option for an obese person who has obstructive sleep apnea?A recent study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine provides caution. The study involved 24 men and women with sleep apnea.Before surgery they had an average body mass index (BMI) of 51. A BMI of 30 or higher is considered “obese.”Their sleep apnea also was severe. They had an average