Sleep Apnea Diet:

You will find out that losing weight while treating sleep apnea is a daunting task. This is because while weight loss can reduce sleep apnea symptoms, it can also be very difficult to exercise when you haven’t got enough sleep.

• In addition to this, the hormones ghrelin and lepitin also play huge roles in shedding some pounds and in sleep apnea.
  Ghrelin, which is in the gastrointestinal tract, works at stimulating the appetite, while lepitin, found in fat cells, does the exact opposite.
• If you lack sleep, as is common in sleep apnea, the lepitin levels in your body will drop making you feel not satisfied even when you eat. The ghrelin levels will also increase making you feel hungrier. As such, losing weight would be very hard indeed.
• To manage this, you have to eliminate caffeine from your diet totally. On top of eating a well-balanced diet of fresh fruits and vegetables, grains and lean meat, getting enough sleep will also help you lose weight.

If you are serious about shedding off some pounds because of sleep apnea, then talk with your doctor about some help in getting adequate hours of sleep.

Tell him that you need it so you can embark on an effective program for weight loss.