Assertion: sleep apnea's breathing | /r/CapableOf | depress basal metabolic rate
Facets:
value: during sleep
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Poor breathing during sleep a ] reduces oxygen available for metabolism and may therefore depress basal metabolic rate during sleep, increasing the difference between supply of food energy and demand for it during that time and thereby promoting weight gain, and b ] reduces sleep quality and recovery per time unit of sleep, resulting in sleepiness and/or fatigue that may prompt sufferers to eat more in an attempt to increase short-term energy levels.