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EPISODE · Sep 15, 2026 · 20 MIN

Nighttime light physically reshapes your heart

from Foodnourish Deep Dives · host Pavlos Giorkas

In today's episode we're exploring how light exposure at night can physically reshape your heart.Grounded in recent cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) research from over 11,000 UK Biobank participants, we examine how nighttime light above 3 lux leads to left ventricular concentric hypertrophy, chamber dilatation, and reduced myocardial contraction.We discuss how reduced sleep duration mediates up to 49% of these structural changes. Furthermore, we break down the clinical risks associated with brighter nights, including significant increases in heart failure, stroke, atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, and cardiovascular mortality over nearly a decade of follow-up.=== REFERENCES ===https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag563https://www.ukbiobank.ac.uk/enable-your-research=== Support our work. Make a small donation ===Support our work. Make a small donation. This removes any advertisements and help us continue bringing more interesting topics and confronting mainstream narrative on health.Click the Link to support us: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/foodnourish-deep-dives--6602003/support🤗 Support the show: Become a supporter for just 2€ per month to remove advertisements and help us continue bringing interesting topics while confronting mainstream narratives on health. Support FoodNourish Deep DivesThis episode includes AI-generated content.

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