Shift work can increase stress, lead to heart problems
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There are several ways that heart patients can save money while improving their quality of life. They may buy Canadian Lipitor to control cholesterol, or buy Canadian Plavix to help avoid abnormal blood clots. Stress is also a major factor contributing to poor heart health, and new research shows that people whose jobs are outside of standard working hours, also known as shift work, may have higher levels of stress.
Past research has made associations between shift work and risk factors for poor health, such as obesity, high blood pressure and insulin resistance, according to scientists from the Netherlands. These risk factors may ultimately lead to heart disease.
In order to assess the relationship between shift work and heart disease, the research team analyzed hair samples from 33 shift workers and 89 people on standard working hours. Results showed that the first group produced more of the stress hormone cortisol, as published in the November issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
"Our findings show that cortisol might play an important part in the development of obesity and increased cardiovascular risk for those working in shifts," said lead author Laura Manenschijn, MD. "Unraveling the role of cortisol in the health problems found in shift workers could result in new approaches to prevent cardiovascular damage in this specific group."
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