HealthThe European MagazineLED Lights Could Be ‘The New Asbestos’, UCL Scientists Warn
UCL scientists are warning that spending long hours under LED lighting, with little natural daylight, could raise the risk of diabetes and other metabolic disorders over time.
UCL scientists warn prolonged LED exposure could affect mitochondrial function and raise concerns about diabetes and other metabolic disorders.
UCL scientists have warned that prolonged exposure to LED lighting may disrupt how cells generate energy and raise the risk of diabetes and metabolic disorders.
LEDs emit high levels of blue light but little near-infrared light, which the researchers say helps mitochondria function properly and is found in sunlight and older bulbs.
The researchers suggest spending time outdoors daily and using at least one incandescent or halogen bulb per room to restore the wavelengths LEDs lack.
The researchers recommend getting outside in natural daylight every day and keeping at least one incandescent or halogen bulb in each room to restore missing wavelengths.
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