The study follows a previous trial by the same authors, published in the BMJ in 2009, that investigated the effects of very lowenergydiet for nine weeks.
The results show that patients who lost weight after nine weeks on the lowenergydiet maintained this after a year and this had a positive effect on their sleep apnea.
结果显示，那些低能量饮食9个星期的患者，在保持一年之后，对他们的睡眠呼吸中止症状有着积极的影响。
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Sufferers of the sleep disorder obstructive sleep apnea could benefit from following a lowenergydiet to lose weight, finds research published on the British Medical Journal website.