Eating well after-hours
updated the 6 October 2015 à 23:59
Working at night, in the early morning or late evening disrupts biological rhythms as much as it does your social life. To set the pendulum back in the correct rhythm, we must therefore adapt our meals.
Eating disorders, weight gain, compulsive snacking… For 20% of the workforce who work after- hours, balancing your diet is not an easy task. It is, however, essential. Several studies have shown that among people working atypical hours, not just the BMI (Body Mass Index) but the risk factors of cardiovascular disease and gastrointestinal disturbances are higher. As Marie-Anne Gautier, doctor and expert at the INRS (National Institute for Research and Safety) in France recalled, “This unnatural body clock has consequences on the health. It causes sleep disorders that, along with an unbalanced food intake, can cause digestive problems, weight gain, and also a disruption of lipid levels in the blood, such as an increase in cholesterol.” Four women share with us their situations, aided by experts.
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Fabienne Broucaret
