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Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C4L8irNrMGq/ Eating a diet rich in healthy plant-based foods or a pure vegetarian diet is associated with a 16-20% improvement in breath-holding during sleep.  On the other hand, wolfing down unhealthy plant-associated offerings led to a 22% sleep apnea exacerbation.   These are the overall conclusions by Australian investigators reviewing dietary and sleep quality data from 14,210 participants in that nation’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.  That data revealed that women saw a greater benefit from healthy eating enjoying a 33% apnea improvement versus only a 10% improvement in men.  However, the ladies eating unhealthy plant based food  fared worse than the men with 42% worse apnea versus only 13%. Healthy plant-based foods included whole grains, fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans, tea and coffee.  Non-healthy plant-based foods were refined grains, potatoes, sugar-sweetened beverages, sweets and desserts, salty foods.   How healthy you eat during the