Higher levels of broad-spectrum light reaching the eye are linked to greater reductions in nighttime melatonin levels in healthy adults, with more light leading to more suppression.

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Short‐wavelength enrichment of polychromatic light enhances human melatonin suppression potency

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2015 Apr

Brighter light, no matter the color, makes your body produce less melatonin at night—but blue light does it even better. The study shows that more light = less melatonin, which matches the claim.

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Short‐wavelength enrichment of polychromatic light enhances human melatonin suppression potency

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DOI: 10.1111/jpi.12221

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