Higher refined cereal grain intake is positively associated with apnoea-hypopnoea index in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea.

Ioanna KechribariMeropi D KontogianniMichael GeorgoulisKallirroi LamprouEmmanouil VagiakisNikos Yiannakouris

Published in: Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association (2021)

The findings show that obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is associated with cereal grain intake and suggest that a higher intake of refined cereal grains may be a risk factor for OSA severity.

Keyphrases

positive airway pressure
obstructive sleep apnea
sleep apnea
weight gain
sleep quality
physical activity
depressive symptoms
body mass index