Eating the right snacks can improve your dietary health: Tips on planning nutritious meals and taking breaks for nurses who have trouble accessing healthy food at work.

Shift work is known to be associated with health risks, including a higher chance of developing cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders and metabolic disorders such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. The reasons for this are complex but diet is thought to be a factor and research suggests th...

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Publicado en:Learning Disability Practice Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 10 - 12
Autor principal: Read, Claire
Formato: pictorial questions and answers Journal Article
Publicado: Royal College of Nursing of the United Kingdom (The) Feb2025
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Sumario:Shift work is known to be associated with health risks, including a higher chance of developing cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders and metabolic disorders such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. The reasons for this are complex but diet is thought to be a factor and research suggests that those who work rotating shifts often have unhealthy dietary patterns. Eating well around a long nursing shift is often difficult, but making small changes can help reduce health risks.