The impact of watching television on evening melatonin levels

Mariana G. Figueiro; Brittany Wood; Barbara Plitnick; Mark S. Rea

doi:10.1002/j.2168-0159.2013.tb06297.x

The impact of watching television on evening melatonin levels

Mariana G. Figueiro
, Brittany Wood
, Barbara Plitnick
, Mark S. Rea

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	656-659
Number of pages	4
Journal	Digest of Technical Papers - SID International Symposium
Volume	44
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-0159.2013.tb06297.x
State	Published - Jun 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

blue light
circadian disruption
correlated color temperature
melatonin levels
sleep
television

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The impact of watching television on evening melatonin levels

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