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01-12-2015 | Meeting abstract
Gain weight and sleep desynchronization in workers of a tertiary hospital
Authors:
Maria Carlota Borba Brum, Camila Morelatto de Souza, Claudia Carolina Schnorr, Fábio Fernandes Dantas Filho, Gustavo Borchardt Bottega, Sheila Stoniosso, Karen Gomes Avila, Otávio Azevedo Bertoletti, Lisandra Almeida Nunes, Ticiana C Rodrigues
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Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome
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Special Issue 1/2015
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Excerpt
The effects of night work or shift work on workers' health are unknown, recent findings have indicated that may affect glucose tolerance, lead to obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome (MS). The desynchronization of the circadian cycle has been related to some of these effects, as well as sleep deprivation and exposure to light at night. …