If you want to stay slim, turn off your phone, TV and lights before going to bed. Scientists have once again revealed the link between light exposure during sleep and obesity.
The latest, purely observational, evidence does not prove that bright flashes make you fat with your eyes closed. But the evidence that night light accelerates weight gain is growing rapidly.
Scholars recommend that people wear sleep eye patches at night, thick curtains on their windows, and turn off any lighted electronics in the home. He recommends that people who need light, such as the elderly, use dim light close to the ground.
RELATIONSHIP WITH SLEEP AND OBESITY
The results of another study conducted in the past months revealed that the importance of sleep quality and the presence of sound and light stimulants such as television, telephone and light affect sleep. Poor sleep is associated with obesity. They said more research is needed to prove the long-term effects of looking at a screen at night on weight gain and related conditions.