Amount of Snoring Predicts Hardening of Arteries

Sunday, September 07, 2008 - Byron J. Richards, CCN

Research published in the September 1 issues of the Journal Sleep shows that if you snore more than half the night you have a 64% chance of having measurable hardening of your carotid artery – a major cause of stroke.  Moderate snoring (25-50% of the night) is associated with a 32% risk, and mild snoring with a 20% risk.

As much as 50% of the male population and 25% of the female population have some degree of problem with this issue.  The largest risk factor for snoring is increased body weight, meaning that anyone who is overweight and snoring needs to get the pounds off in order to reverse the problem.

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