Sunlight is not only good for the production of vitamin D, you may also fall off it. Researchers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital conclude this after research on mice.
A lack of sunlight appeared to have a negative influence on the fat burning of the animals. “The news that light can penetrate so deep into the tissue is very new, even for many of my scientific colleagues,” says study author Richard Lang. “Because of our modern lifestyle we are mainly exposed to unnatural light, not only during the day but also at night, which causes our metabolism to be disrupted,” he continues. “But it is also possible that insufficient stimulation of the specific light disrupts your fat burning. So the message is: regularly, even when it’s freezing, try to look up the fresh air and the sun. ”
It is not the first study that shows that sunlight influences the metabolism. It appears that people who go into the sun most often have a lower BMI than people who go out later in the day. That early sunlight would help regulate the circadian rhythm, which affects your sleep, your food intake and your energy burning, among other things.
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