Does artificial light-at-night exposure contribute to the worldwide obesity pandemic?
Does artificial light-at-night exposure contribute to the worldwide obesity pandemic?
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Worldwide overweight and obesity rates are on the rise, with about 1 900 billion adults being defined as overweight and about 600 million adults being defined as obese by the World Health Organization (WHO). Increasing exposure to artificial light-at-night (ALAN) may influence body mass, by suppression of melatonin production and dis...
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Does artificial light-at-night exposure contribute to the worldwide obesity pandemic?
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1790964655
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0307-0565
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1476-5497
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10.1038/ijo.2015.255
