A new study has revealed that sleeping
with too much light in the room increases the risk of obesity in women.
Greater exposure to light at night raised both Body Mass Index (BMI) and
waist size in more than 113,000 women taking part in the British study,
scientists found.
The Breakthrough Generations Study followed the women for 40 years in an
attempt to identify root causes of breast cancer. Obesity is a known
risk factor for the disease, News.com.au reported.
Professor Anthony Swerdlow, from The Institute of Cancer Research in
London, said that metabolism is affected by cyclical rhythms within the
body that relate to sleeping, waking and light exposure.
The findings are reported in the American Journal Of Epidemiology.
( Courtesy:
Times of India )
