Hello there, this is Monica Reinagle, and you're listening to The Nutrition Diva Podcast

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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, more Americans are working night shifts than

ever before.

And although some people seem to be able to adapt more easily to night shift work, humans

are clearly diurnal animals, designed to be active when it's light and to sleep when

it's dark.

And when we invert this pattern, it appears to have a number of negative consequences.

Night shift workers are more likely to suffer from insomnia, fatigue, accidents, ulcers,

even certain types of cancer than those who work during the day.

And people also frequently gain weight when they work the night shift.

Although it's clearly not ideal, many people have no choice but to work nights.

I frequently get email from listeners who do shift work asking for strategies to help

mitigate these negative effects.

So a recent study that tested the effects of time-restricted eating on shift workers

got my attention.

Time-restricted eating has gotten a lot of research in general lately.

It's perhaps the most popular version of intermittent fasting.

And as the name suggests, it involves eating all of your meals for the day in a more compressed

time span.

People typically spread their daily food intake over 12 to 14 hours, with a 10 to 12 hour

overnight fast.

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