Bright light alters metabolism

Friday, May 20, 2016 - 08:40 in Health & Medicine

Exposure to bright light could affect your metabolism, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. Northwestern scientists found bright light exposure increased insulin resistance compared to dim light exposure in both the morning and the evening. In the evening, bright light also caused higher peak glucose (blood sugar) levels. Insulin resistance is the body’s inability to […]

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