Light exposure during sleep affects metabolism

Updated:7 years, 4 months ago

Washington DC (US), Jun 06 (ANI): It's not just your sleep cycle that gets affected due to light exposure at night; your metabolism is getting affected too, a new research has claimed. According to the study conducted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, chronic overnight light exposure could have long-term effects on metabolic function. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that light exposure at night during sleep adversely impacts metabolic outcomes. Results show that a single night of light exposure during sleep acutely impacts measures of insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is the diminished ability of cells to respond to insulin action transporting glucose out of the bloodstream and precedes the development of type 2 diabetes. The study appears in an online supplement of the journal Sleep and was presented at SLEEP 2018, the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC.

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Light exposure during sleep affects metabolism

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