A Systematic Review of Nutrition Interventions for Shift Workers, With Subgroup Analysis of First Responder Populations
Alison Jayne Booker, Steven Powell, Joanne Louise Fallowfield, Rachel Gibson · 2026
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Alison Jayne Booker and three colleagues reviewed nutrition interventions for shift workers, with a planned subgroup look at first responders such as firefighters and police. Their systematic review searched four databases from the start through mid-2025 and kept forty-three studies, most using crossover or observational designs.
Common strategies included adjusting macronutrients, time-restricted eating, and changing meal timing or size, with heart and metabolic health the most frequent outcomes. Only a small minority of studies involved first responders, and nurses dominated the samples. Weak designs, small samples, and wide variation between studies left the evidence too shaky for firm dietary guidelines. The authors call for stronger, real-world trials in diverse shift-working groups.
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| CREATOR | Alison Jayne Booker, Steven Powell, Joanne Louise Fallowfield, Rachel Gibson |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 49 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |