Ispectrum Magazine Ispectrum Magazine #05 | Page 24

Changing sleeping time such as in the case of shift work can also affect our health. One of the effects of industrialization was the adoption of 24-hour continuous work in a number of industries. This has resulted in an increase in the proportion of the population engaged in shift work. Epidemiological studies show that shift work is associated with obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, abdominal obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease8. Thus, it is clear that if we do not pay attention to our biological clock we can cause metabolic problems. 23