In this struggling economy, people are willing to take almost any job at any time of the day. If possible, avoid taking night shifts! Studies have shown that working a night shift can increase a woman’s chances of type-2 diabetes. When compared to women who did not work a night shift, those that did had a 5 percent increase over two years. Women who have worked over 20 years in a rotating night shift had a 58 percent increase. When working a night shift, it disturbs your body’s natural clock and balance of energy thus causing high levels of glucose and insulin resistance. [1]
Give your body time to adjust! If you have to take the night shift, try and balance your body with a consistent schedule.
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[1]http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/medical/womenshealth/story/2011-12-08/Night-shift-work-may-raise-type-2-diabetes-risk-in-women/51746998/1
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