Bright Light Can Help You Lose Weight

New research has found further evidence to support the beneficial effects of sunlight on health, finding that exposure to bright light could affect your metabolism and aid weight loss.

The team found that exposure to bright light in either the morning or evening increased insulin resistance when compared to exposure to dim light. Insulin resistance is the body’s inability to move glucose out of the bloodstream, adidas philippines which can result in a build up of blood sugar. This build up can eventually cause not only an increase in weight and body fat but also an increased risk of diabetes.

Exposure to bright light in the evening however also caused higher peak glucose (blood sugar) levels, adidas supercolor a common problem for individuals with diabetes.

The team also found that the earlier the light exposure occurred, the lower the BMI, and the later the light exposure occured, the higher a person’s BMI, with the results showing that exposure to morning light accounted for around 20 per cent of a person’s BMI.

The effect of morning light was also independent of an individual’s physical activity level, caloric intake, adidas supercolor sleep timing, adidas philippines store age or season.