IF YOU DO ONE THING THIS MONTH...
We know that you know that scrolling through your friend’s sister’s boss’s interiors Instagram post-midnight isn’t conducive to a rejuvenating night’s kip. But those late-night screen sessions could also be fuelling the gravitational pull of the Quality Street tin the next day, as research by the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior has directly linked blue light with a stronger desire for sweet food the following day. Considered in the context of previous evidence that sleep deprivation increases the production of hunger hormone ghrelin, it makes sense that a night-time screen binge may line you up for a sugar-shaped one. The solution? Stop using screens in the bedroom – or, at least, limit nocturnal blue light exposure from your devices with an app such as F.lux or Twilight. Here’s to not making festive moderation any more difficult for yourself.