Shiftwork and Insulin Resistance in Professional Drivers
Summary
Professional drivers working shifts showed higher insulin resistance (multiple non‑insulin surrogates) with contributions from poor meal timing and sleep.
Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls
Cohort data whether keeping most calories in a daytime window, with minimal overnight intake, linked to blood sugar and sleep & alertness for night‑shift workers and night owls. The signal puts timing—rather than only calories or macros—at the center of how bodies respond to working at night. For people who work nights, that frames an everyday choice (when you eat, how you light the end of a shift, how rest is split) as part of the mechanism, not just routine.
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PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39819581/