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The Increasing risk of obstructive sleep apnea in India
The Increasing risk of obstructive sleep apnea in India

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep related breathing disorder where the person’s breathing stops and starts involuntarily. It occurs when throat muscles intermittently relax and block the airway and disrupt the breathing for 10 seconds or longer.

Brain detects this obstructed breathing and briefly awakens the person from sleep, so that the air passage may be cleared. This awakening is of such a short interval that the person doesn’t remember.

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Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common sleep related breathing disorder where the person’s breathing stops and starts involuntarily. It occurs when throat muscles intermittently relax and block...

Is SUGAR Good or Bad?
Is SUGAR Good or Bad?

Our food contains carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. The carbohydrates consist of sugars and glucose. Sugars are an important source of energy for the human body. When carbohydrates consumption is low, glucose can also be made from fats and proteins.

Glucose is the most important sugar for the human body. It travels to various cells where it is used as an energy source to perform different bodily functions such as metabolic processes, temperature regulation, muscle contraction, relaxation, etc.

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Our food contains carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. The carbohydrates consist of sugars and glucose. Sugars are an important source of energy for the human body. When carbohydrates consumption...

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