The nutritional and metabolic impact of night shift work in a real-world setting
Friedrich C. Jassil, Nicholas E. Phillips, Alexandra Hemmer, Céline Joris, Andrew D. Biancolin, Steffen L. Hartmeyer, Victor Dorribo, Stephen Perrig, Laurence Genton, Virginie Sterpenich, Marcel Salathé, Jacques A. Pralong · 2026
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Friedrich C Jassil leads a real-world study of night shift work and metabolism in hospital staff in Switzerland. Lab experiments have linked night work to blood sugar problems, but evidence from actual workplaces is thin. The team followed workers through three straight night shifts and three straight day shifts with wearable sensors and phone apps.
Seventy-two workers took part, mostly women around thirty-one years old and of healthy weight. During nights they ate fewer calories, less protein, and less fat than during days. Even so, their blood sugar swung more widely and spiked higher after meals on nights. After the night block, the stress hormone cortisol ran lower, and heart rate patterns across the day shifted. Workers who ate more protein had steadier sugar, while eating at night itself tracked with wilder swings. The authors suggest meal timing trials as the next step.
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| CREATOR | Friedrich C. Jassil, Nicholas E. Phillips, Alexandra Hemmer, Céline Joris, Andrew D. Biancolin, Steffen L. Hartmeyer, Victor Dorribo, Stephen Perrig, Laurence Genton, Virginie Sterpenich, Marcel Salathé, Jacques A. Pralong |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 59 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |