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Fights diabetes

Researchers who have looked into how melatonin affects blood sugar have found that if your body doesn’t make enough melatonin, you are more vulnerable to type 2 diabetes.

Without sufficient melatonin, insulin, the hormone made the by the pancreas that stimulates cells to remove sugar from the bloodstream, can’t do its job.

In a study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, people with the lowest levels of melatonin doubled their risk of developing diabetes during a 12-year study.

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Easy Health Options Staff

By Easy Health Options Staff

Submitted by the staff at Easy Health Options®.

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