E-books 'damage sleep and health,' doctors warn

[Northerner]

If you curl up under the duvet with an e-book for a bedtime read then you are damaging your sleep and maybe your health, US doctors have warned.

A team from Harvard Medical School compared reading paper books and light-emitting e-readers before sleep.

They found it took longer to nod off with a back-lit e-reader, which led to poorer quality sleep and being more tired the next morning.

Original Kindle readers do not emit light so should be fine, say experts.

Experts said people should minimise light-exposure in the evening.

Whether you are perusing the Man Booker shortlist or leafing through Zoella, the impact of reading on your sleep is probably the last thing on your mind.

But there has been growing concern about the dangers of light before bedtime.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-30574260

 

[trophywench]

Eh?

Fine I have an old Kindle. To read it at night, or an ordinary book you need the light on. And that's better for you ?

 

[Northerner]

Eh?

Fine I have an old Kindle. To read it at night, or an ordinary book you need the light on. And that's better for you ?

It's the blue light that's the problem apparently 🙄

 

[Medusa]

Avoid reading at night? Plus sitting on tablet or phone on Facebook etc will be as bad......

 

[KateR]

I always read my old Kindle, but then it has no backlight so I use my bedside light.