A study published in the American Journal Of Epidemiology explored the link between obesity and exposure to light. It was found that sleeping with too much light in the room raises the risk of obesity in women. ‘The associations we saw in our study between light exposure at night and obesity are very intriguing’ said professor Anthony Swerdlow from the Institute of Cancer Research London. The study involved more than 113000 women who were followed for 40 years. ‘Metabolism is affected by cyclical rhythms within the body that relate to sleeping waking and light exposure’ Swerdlow explained. (Read: Can drinking skimmed
