Does working Nightshift mess up your health?

[Timmy C]

I'm looking at doing work that requires night shifts.

Mainly as it increases my savings rate significantly, and I'm doubtful I will keep my current job in this economic climate.

I found some information stating it has serious health consequences such as:

• Shift workers have higher rates of obesity and ill-health than the general population.
  The data from the survey showed that 30% of shift workers were obese, compared with 24% of men and 23% of women working normal hours.
• 40% of men and 45% of women on shifts had long-standing health conditions, such as back-pain, diabetes or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, compared with 36% and 39% of the rest of the population.
• 'Night owls' are also more likely to smoke, which could exacerbate many of the illnesses they are at risk of developing.
• Shift work is most common in the 16-24 age group; an age group that should exhibit better levels of health and cognitive performance.
  The rates fell with age so that fewer than a third of men and a fifth of women were working shifts after the age of 55.

My question is why?

If you still get plenty of sleep and keep a good diet and stay active I do not understand what the difference is from working regular hours.

Everywhere I look is making it sound like Nightshift is the devil.

Has anyone done it before and what has been your experience?

 

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[reedracer]

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