Natural daylight during office hours improves glucose control and metabolism ☀️
Prioritise sunlight where possible during work.
Natural daylight during office hours improves glucose control and whole-body substrate metabolism
Study Details
This new study 13 individuals with type 2 diabetes were recruited to complete two trials where they were exposed to…
☀️ Natural daylight
💡 Artificial lightning
…during office hours for 4.5 consecutive days 💼
Here is what they found ⬇️
Key Findings
Continuous glucose monitoring showed that natural daylight led to…
…significantly more time spent in normal glucose range ✅
And whole-body substrate metabolism shifter to a greater reliance on fat oxidation 🔥
Daylight also led to increased evening melatonin levels and altered…
🩸 Serum metabolites
🩸 Lipids
🩸 Monocyte transcripts
Conclusion
Natural daylight exposure has a positive metabolic impact and could support the treatment of metabolic diseases ✅
Where possible during the day, prioritise natural sunlight exposure ☀️
Reference
https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(25)00490-5
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