Relationship of Night and Shift Work With Weight Change and Lifestyle Behaviors

Mar 10, 2015Journal of occupational and environmental medicine

How Night and Shift Work Are Linked to Weight Change and Lifestyle Habits

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Abstract

Normal-weight workers changing from day to shift work experienced a 0.93% weight change over one year.

  • Transitioning from day work to shift work may lead to a larger weight change in normal-weight individuals.
  • No significant associations were found between night or shift work and weight changes in overweight or obese workers.
  • Starting night or shift work may be linked to unhealthy lifestyle habits, though this did not correlate with weight change overall.

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