Property News · January 22, 2014

Is working night shifts bad for you?


A new study claims that working nights can disrupt gene activity after only three days – and the health dangers are thought to include an increased risk of breast cancer, type 2 diabetes and heart attacks. Does it worry nocturnal workers? And are there any advantages?I started doing nights in 1980. There was nothing open back then. Monday to Thursday, all of society went to bed at midnight. Even the television shut down. In those days you worked shifts on a four-week cycle. In the space of five days, your whole system and body clock was completely the wrong way round. I’ve had doctors say you shouldn’t eat at night, but I always took some sandwiches in or stopped by the kebab shop or the local fried chicken place. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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