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Article: Melatonin lag for jet travelers.(effect on jet lag may be no different than that of a placebo)(Brief Article)
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- Science News
- Article date:
- September 18, 1999
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Many people whose long-distance flights leave them grounded with jet lag believe they can soar back into action by taking melatonin pills (5/13/95, p. 300) for a few days. Any dent in jet lag attributable to melatonin, however, may stem from a person's expectations that the hormone will provide relief, not from its physiological effects, a new study finds.
After taking a plane trip to Norway from New York City, people receiving melatonin experienced just as much jet lag as fellow travelers given placebos, says a group led by psychiatrist Robert L. Spitzer of Columbia University in New York City. The researchers' investigation represents the largest controlled ...
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