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Night Shifts Boost Women's Diabetes Risk

Those who work rotating shifts more likely to get disease: Study

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 9, 2011 5:52 PM CST

(Newser) – Women who work a night shift at least a few nights a month are more prone to type 2 diabetes, according to new research. The longer they work such a rotating schedule, the greater the risk, reports USA Today. The women saw their type 2 diabetes rates spike 5% over one to two years, 20% over three to nine years, and 40% over 10 to 19 years when compared to women who worked day hours.

"Shift work is an important risk factor for obesity and type 2 diabetes," concludes the senior author from the Harvard School of Public Health. The reason is probably a mix of both the biological (working weird hours messes up the body's natural clock) and the behavioral (night-shift workers tend to smoke more and eat unhealthier diets).

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DanielHaszard
Dec 10, 2011 4:52 AM CST
Be aware of drugs that potentiate diabetes.Eli Lilly Zyprexa Olanzapine issues linger. The use of powerful antipsychotic drugs has increased in children as young as three years old. Weight gain, increases in triglyceride levels and associated risks for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The average weight gain (adults) over the 12 week study period was the highest for Zyprexa—17 pounds. You’d be hard pressed to gain that kind of weight sport-eating your way through the holidays.One in 145 adults died in clinical trials of those taking the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa. This was Lilly's #1 product $5 billion per year sales,moreover Lilly also make billions more on drugs that treat diabetes. --- Daniel Haszard Zyprexa activist and patient. FMI zyprexa-victims(dot)com
cornelison
Dec 9, 2011 9:29 PM CST
The article ignores one of the probable key causes of Type 2 Diabetes - sun exposure.  This is a major theory behind the diabetes epidemic in Canada - especially in the native population.  It's not about sunbathing but at least 20 minutes/day of sun exposure & Vitamin D from normal day-to-day activities.  To learn more, type in, "sun exposure and diabetes" on the web to read about it if interested.
finkster
Dec 9, 2011 6:34 PM CST
"Night Shifts Boost Women's Diabetes Risk" Wew....good thing I'm a guy....it'll never affect me....

 
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