Metabolic Syndrome Risk Among Health‑Sector Shift Workers: Systematic Review
Summary
Health‑sector shift workers show elevated odds of metabolic syndrome vs day workers, with years on nights contributing.
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
Focus on healthcare employees.