{"id":18881,"date":"2024-06-13T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/?p=18881"},"modified":"2024-06-13T16:03:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T13:03:03","slug":"do-you-close-the-shutters-when-you-go-to-sleep-your-answer-indicates-your-risk-of-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/?p=18881","title":{"rendered":"Do you close the shutters when you go to sleep? Your answer indicates your risk of stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you don’t sleep in a completely dark room with the shutters closed, then according to Chinese scientists, your heart health is at risk. More specifically, in their research, published in Stroke News & Brain Health (“More exposure to artificial, bright, outdoor nighttime light linked to higher stroke risk<\/a>“), they observed that those who kept the blinds open had an increased risk of stroke by up to 43%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, there is an explanation, according to the researchers, as in this way, the light from the street lights can enter the room, but also the light pollution from the traffic of the cars, thus interfering with the natural sleep-wake cycle. of the body. Consequently, insufficient sleep puts a strain on both the heart and other organs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study suggests that higher levels of exposure to outdoor artificial light at night may be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Therefore, advise people living in urban environments to reduce this exposure. Dr. Jain-Bing Wang, a public health expert and researcher on the study, reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To investigate the effect of artificial light on heart function, researchers studied 28,300 people from the Chinese port city of Ningbo, about 120 miles south of Shanghai. The participants were an average of 62 years old and had no history of cardiovascular disease, such as stroke or aneurysm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each of the participants was followed for six years \u2013 from 2015 to 2021 \u2013 with the scientists recording cases of stroke or other related diseases through hospital medical records. In total, they identified 1,278 cases, of which 900 were related to strokes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estimating the light pollution corresponding to each patient, for the needs of the analysis, they used satellite images. The results were adjusted for age, gender and income to indicate the risk and influence of light pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExposure to bright artificial light at night could affect the body’s circadian rhythm by suppressing melatonin secretion. This in turn could lead to changes in biological markers, such as increased levels of triglycerides, blood pressure and blood glucose, which are cardiovascular risk factors,” points out Dr. Wang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Combined, the study also looked at the risk of cardiovascular disease from air pollution. It found that those who lived in areas with the highest levels of PM10 \u2013 a tiny compound released from car exhaust \u2013 had up to a 50% higher risk of cardiovascular disease, compared to those exposed to the lowest levels. Accordingly, those exposed to higher levels of PM2.5 particles \u2013 a smaller substance emitted by cars \u2013 had a 41% higher risk, and finally those exposed to nitrogen oxide had a 31% higher risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Despite significant advances in reducing traditional cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, obesity, and type 2 diabetes, it is important to consider environmental factors in our efforts to reduce the global burden of cardiovascular disease,” concludes Dr. Wang.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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