Shift Workers New Occupational Hazard – Unhealthy Eating

According to an investigation published in last month’s PloS Medicine, unhealthy eating among shift workers should be considered a novel occupational health hazard. The study highlights prior studies published in the journal, which demonstrated a connection between rotating patterns of shift work in nurses in the U.S., and an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes…

Rise In Body Fat Driven By Calories Consumed Rather Than Protein

When eating in excess, it is the number of calories we consume rather than protein that raises total body fat, researchers from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, reported in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)…