Do you know the harm of night shift?

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There are many kinds of modern occupations, among which a considerable number of occupations need to work 24 hours, so it is necessary to work on night shift, such as our medical workers, police and other special occupations. But after all, night shift violates the natural rhythm of the body. If it is not necessary, stay up late as little as possible. So what are the hazards of frequent night shift? Xiaobian has integrated some information. Let's take a look.

Do you know the harm of night shift?

First, damage to sleep quality. Here, damage to sleep quality means continuous damage. After you work the night shift, even when you don't work the night shift, your sleep is still destroyed by the night shift. The serotonin of night shift workers is much lower than that of non night shift workers. As a neurotransmitter, serotonin affects many factors of the brain, including emotional regulation and memory, and even affects people's personality. Serotonin is also a key factor in the treatment of many mental disorders. Of course, there is no doubt that serotonin reduction will seriously affect the quality of sleep.

Second, increase the risk of diabetes. In terms of increasing the risk of diabetes on night shift, men are more miserable than women - the risk of diabetes is 1.37 times higher in men and 1.09 times higher in women. Shift workers are more likely to have type 2 diabetes because of the effect of this type of work on insulin secretion.

Third: increasing the risk of obesity, sleeping too little or violating the biological clock can lead to obesity or type 2 diabetes. The results showed that when subjects got too little sleep (5.6 hours) or went to bed at a time when they shouldn't, their resting metabolic rate decreased significantly and their postprandial blood glucose increased significantly. Unfortunately, many night shift workers take up "too little sleep" and "sleep patterns that violate the biological clock".

matters needing attention

There are many studies on increasing the risk of breast cancer circadian rhythm and breast cancer, and the conclusion is almost consistent. It tends to increase the risk of breast cancer by disrupting the circadian rhythm for a long time. After the normal rhythm is disturbed, if regular night shift can appear, it is better than irregular night shift. But the association between light and breast cancer is also a long-term research topic.