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Shift Work, an Overlooked Motor of the Diabesity Epidemic? Revisiting the Impact of Continuous and Sporadic Shift and Night Work on Belly Size, Trigs and Glucose Control

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Stress at work only adds to the ill effects of shift work and night shifts will have on the health, body composition and life quality of  people who work when they're supposed to sleep. You will probably remember the problems arising from shift work from the Circadian Rhythm Series . In said articles I did yet only scratch the surface of an underestimated problem that may ironically make (among others) those sick who are responsible for the well-being of us all: Nurses, doctors, flight controllers, etc. The effects, this appears to be certain by now, can be triggered by both, irregular sleeping and eating patterns, and they relate to changes in melatonin, cortisol, ghrelin, and leptin. Changes with consequences that reach from the nasty but usually unproblematic ability to shed those last lbs of body fat covering your abs to cancer and death. Even if you don't work shifts, melatonin may be a supplement to consider! Melatonin as potent as Letrozole Melatonin for ...

Science Round-Up Seconds: DHA, Algae Oil, Fish Protein, Insulin Sensitivity, Fat Loss & Muscle Gain. Plus: Night Shifts & BPA = Pro-Carcinogenic From Breast to Prostate

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It's somewhat ironic that Nurse's are one of the three high risk groups for breast cancer, because they work night shifts to help others. Who the other two groups are? Female military personnel and flight attendants on international flights. If you did already listen to yesterday's installment of the Science Round-Up , you should actually be able to connect the dots between both, the first and second course of today's installment of the Science Round-Up Seconds , and the studies on the effects of DHA on fatty acid metabolism, as well as the fallacies of insufficient, interrupted, or irregular sleep Carl and I have been addressing, yesterday. If all that does not ring a bell, I suspect you missed the show and have not had a chance to listen to the podcast (as usual the Science Round-Up starts in the 2nd hour of the show), yet. In this unfortunate case, I'd suggest you do at least start downloading the file while you take the first bite of today's two cour...
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