Is it true that turning on the light to sleep makes people ugly?

In life, some people like to turn on the night light because it is convenient to get up at night, some people turn on the light for fear of darkness, and some Baoma lights the night light for the convenience of taking care of the baby or fearing that the baby is afraid of it. But, did you know that sleeping with the light on can cause some harm? There is a scientific basis for this. Let's take a look at it together.

01 Turning on the lights to sleep makes people fat and ugly

In 2019, the National Institutes of Health followed more than 40,000 women for more than five years. The results found that they were exposed to artificial intelligence during sleep. The light source is positively correlated with the increase in obesity rate. In other words, people who sleep with the lights on every night get fatter than those who don't. In addition, some scientists' experiments on mice found that mice that received continuous light not only increased their fat mass by 50%, but also decreased their daily metabolism.

Because the trivial matter of turning on the light interferes with the body's biological clock, and also reduces the metabolic level, and these will cause people to get fat.

02 Turning on the lights to sleep will affect the baby's height

The in the human body The pineal gland is responsible for the perception and regulation of light. When the light is dim, the pineal gland will release melatonin that makes people sleepy, allowing us to fall asleep faster. If the light is on, the pineal gland will not issue the command to sleep, and at this time the growth hormone associated with it cannot begin to secrete. Poor sleep quality and insufficient growth hormone secretion will eventually cause the baby's body to grow poorly.

03 Turning on the light to sleep can harm your eyesight

Even though the eyes are closed under the light, the light will make it difficult for people to enter deep sleep, which causes the eyes, muscles and nerves to be in a state of tension all the time. Long-term irritation is sure to cause damage to the eyes.

The danger of turning on the lights to sleep is still quite big, so it is better to turn off the lights and draw the curtains when you go to bed at night.Create an atmosphere for sleeping, so that the body can be fully rested. If you are really afraid of the dark or forced to sleep in a place with a light source, you can wear a goggles . Being in a dark environment is conducive to the secretion of melatonin. You can also place a small night light with timing or sensing function, which not only solves the problem of getting up at night and fear of darkness, but also can sleep well.