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47.3: The Impact of Watching Television on Evening Melatonin Levels
Author(s) -
Figueiro Mariana G.,
Wood Brittany,
Plitnick Barbara,
Rea Mark S.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
sid symposium digest of technical papers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.351
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 2168-0159
pISSN - 0097-966X
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-0159.2013.tb06297.x
Subject(s) - melatonin , evening , wavelength , light sensitivity , optics , environmental science , physics , medicine , endocrinology , astronomy
Self‐luminous electronic devices emit optical radiation at short wavelengths, close to the peak sensitivity of melatonin suppression. The present paper investigated if light from a 70‐inch television suppressed melatonin. Results showed that light from televisions does not impact melatonin levels in the evening.