A new study has shown that there are more than 4 million people who are likely to have sleep apnea due to being obese. Sleep apnea is a sleep disorder in which people have trouble staying in a deep sleep because their throats close, blocking their airway to the point where they stop breathing, causing them to wake up feeling like they're choking. A person who is obese and particularly heavier in the neck and upper body, has a strong effect on obstructive sleep apnea pathogenesis of narrowing the upper airway and increasing airway collapsibility. Sleep apnea is the main cause of breathing problems during sleep. A study was performed on many adults, ages 30 to 70. During the study, participants who had trouble breathing 15 times in an hour,
