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Sunlight, blood sugar and diabetes: a new study finds an intriguing connection - News-Medical

Published by News-Medical.Net By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. · 28 August 2026 at 03:48
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Sunlight, blood sugar and diabetes: a new study finds an intriguing connection - News-Medical
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Higher short-term ambient UVA exposure was associated with modestly lower blood glucose levels, particularly during winter, in a large UK Biobank analysis. Separately, more frequent solarium use, used as a proxy for habitual sunlight exposure, was associated …

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