SLEEPING WITH LIGHT ON MAY CAUSE CANCER

 

 

       
       
KIDS who sleep with the light on could risk leukaemia, parents were warned yesterday.  
Anak2 yg tidur dgn lampu menyala beresiko mengidap leukemia. Para orangtua diperingatkan kemarin.      
       
Scientists have found the body needs darkness to produce a chemical that fights cancer.
Para ilmuwan menemukan bahwa tubuh perlu suasana gelap dlm menghasilkan zat kimia pelawan kanker.      
       
Even switching the light on for the toilet, staying up late, travelling across time zones, or the light from street lamps can stop enough melatonin    
being made, they say.  
Bahkan ketika menyalakan lampu toilet, begadang, bepergian melintas zona waktu, lampu2 jalanan dpt menghentikan
produksi zat melatonin.
       
The body needs the chemical to prevent damage to DNA and its absence stops fatty acids reaching tumours and preventing them growing.   
Texas University Prof Russell Reiter, who led the research, said: 'Once you go to bed you should not even switch the light on for a minute.    
'Your brain immediately recognises the light as day and melatonin levels drop.'
Tubuh memerlukan zat kimia utk mencegah kerusakan DNA & ketidaan zat tsb menghentikan asam lemak menjadi tumor dan     
mencegah pertumbuhannya. Prof. Russle Reiter dr Texas Univ. yg memimpin penelitian tsb mengatakan "Sekali Anda tidur & tidak mematikan 
lampu selama 1 menit. Otak Anda segera mendeteksi bahwa lampu menyala seharian & produksi zat melatonin menurun".      
       
Rates of childhood leukaemia have doubled in the past 40 years.
Jumlah anak2 pengidab leukimia menjadi duakali lipat dlm 40 thn terakhir.      
       
About 500 youngsters under 15 are diagnosed with the disease each year and around 100 die. A conference on childhood leukaemia in      
London yesterday heard that people were being subjected to more light at night than ever..     
Sekitar 500 anakmuda dibawah 15thn didiagnosa menderita penyakit ini pertahun & sekitar 100 orang meninggal.   
Sebuah konferensi ttg anak penderita leukimia di adakan di London kemarin menyatakan bhw orang menderita kanker akibat terlalu lama    
memakai lampu waktu tidur dimalam hari dibanding dgn yang tidak pernah memakai lampu wkt tidur.
       
This suppressed the production of melatonin which normally happens between 9pm and 8am.
Hal ini menekan produksi melatonin dmana normalnya terjadi antara jam 9 mlm s/d 8 pagi 
       
Past research has shown those most affected, like shift workers, had higher levels of breast cancer.   
Penelitian terdahulu telah menunjukkan bahwa orang2 yg paling mudah terserang adalah mereka pekerja shift lebih beresiko terkena kanker payudara       
       
Blind people, who are not vulnerable to fluctuations of melatonin, have lower rates of cancer, it was found.   
Kenyataannya, Orang2 buta tidak rentan thdp melatonin beresiko lebih rendah mengidap kanker.   
       
Parents are advised to use dim red or yellow bulbs if their youngsters are scared of the dark. 
Para orang tua disarankan utk menggunakan lbohlam suram warna merah atau kuning jika anak2nya takut pd kegelapan.      
       

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