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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Gustaf Kilander

Sleeping with a light can hurt health, study finds

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A new study has found that just one night of sleep affected by a moderate amount of light could have negative effects on cardiovascular and metabolic health.

Study author Dr Phyllis Zee at the Center for Circadian and Sleep Medicine at Northwestern University told NPR that she “was surprised that even this fairly, I would say, small amount of light just getting through the eyes to the brain still had such notable effect”.

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