New study: Charging phones at night can lead to obesity and diabetes

According to GizChina, citing sources from Sohu, a recent report conducted by researchers in the UK said that charging smartphone batteries in the bedroom will affect the body's ability to produce melatonin, which can lead to diseases such as obesity or diabetes.

Charging smartphone batteries in the bedroom will affect melatonin production.

Specifically, British scientists have proven that sleeping in the dark is beneficial for the production of melatonin. However, when charging phones and other electronic devices in the bedroom, the electromagnetic radiation emitted by these devices will affect the production of melatonin, thereby leading to an imbalance in metabolism. substances and indirectly cause diseases such as obesity or diabetes.

Research shows that in the standby state of the phone, the value of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the device is 2.3 mG (milligauss), while in normal operation this value increases significantly. at 3.4 mg. In addition, when plugged in, the phone also emits a small amount of electromagnetic radiation that affects the human body even when you are not using it.

Scientists recommend that users turn off their phones every time they go to bed. Many people have the habit of leaving their phones on their bedside and plugged in overnight, this will theoretically affect melatonin production, indirectly leading to many diseases due to disorders and imbalances in the metabolism process. matter.

The blue light emitted at night affects the quality of sleep.

In fact, studies on how phones in particular or electronic devices in general affect the human body have appeared for a long time. In 2014, researchers from the University of Granada, Spain, and then experts at the University of Manchester, UK all agreed that using computers and phones at night will cause poor health conditions. obesity, caused by blue light.

The blue light emitted at night and people exposed to these types of light before going to bed will affect the quality of sleep. This has been scientifically proven and to have a good and comfortable sleep, users are advised to limit their exposure to types of blue light emitted from screens of electronic devices.

Melatonin is basically a hormone (hormone) in the human body (and most animals), produced by the pineal gland. Melatonin is produced a lot by the body at night, increases in the evening and decreases in the morning, this hormone helps people to become sleepy, and so it is responsible for the regulation of human sleep. When this hormone decreases, the metabolism in the body will slow down, affecting the quality of sleep at night.