Shift Work and Risk for Metabolic Syndrome Among Healthcare Workers
Summary
Health‑sector shift workers show elevated odds of metabolic syndrome versus day workers; tenure and nights appear contributory.
Why It Matters For Night Shift Workers and Night Owls
Collected studies how timing of light, sleep, meals, and schedules maps findings showing sleep, alertness, recovery, and metabolic markers for night‑shift workers and night owls. Overall, the data make the schedule itself visible in physiology, not just in how people feel subjectively. For the audience living on night schedules, the key meaning is that the schedule’s timing choices show up in measurable outcomes.
Notes
Open access healthcare‑sector focus.