• April 23, 2024

In a world where opportunities labor are scarce, workers are willing to labor more than 10 hours a day and even roll their schedules of work . These conditions demand to be active at all times, causing mismatches in the body.

In Mexico they work 2,200 hours a year on average. This means 500 hours more than in the member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) . Men dedicate more than 50 hours to week to the work" .

Live to work?

Eva Schernhammer , researcher of the Harvard Medical School , explains that the results of a study confirm that to work at night or roll schedules has a potentially damaging effect on the Health Y longevity , causing these conditions.

1. Cardiovascular diseases

Keep schedules changes, for five years, increases the risk of dying from 19% to 23% cardiovascular diseases .

When they are rolled turn s and they have nighttime work for 15 years, the risk increases to 40%, concludes the study performed for 22 years to more than 75,000 employees with schedules alternate, most nurses.

2. Cancer

To work with schedules changing or in night shifts , for more than 15 years, the risk of developing a 25% increase Cancer of lung . Probably because of the high rate of smoking among workers who work at night.

The changes of schedule they are also related to 33% more risk of losing their lives Cancer of colon , He says Schernhammer .

3. Type 2 diabetes

The risk of developing type 2 diabetes is 5% more when these are maintained schedules for three to nine years. This percentage increases between 20% to 40% when women have worked up for 10 to 19 years in these turn s.

The above because the disturbance of the dream causes problems to absorb glucose and alters the work metabolic of the body.

Another common health problem are the pains of back . 40% of men and 45% of women report suffering this discomfort regularly.

Rolar turn s affects health because the organism does not manage to restore itself when it does not have a schedule regular rest. It alters essential processes such as metabolism of sugar, balance of immune functions, among others.

The body is governed by the call biological clock or circadian rhythm . It allows to fulfill the physiological functions. Control the sleep and wake states until completing 24 hours and then repeat the process.

The levels of glucose , cholesterol Y triglycerides They are altered when adjusting the lifestyle. Eating in the sleep phase generates problems of overweight , which in turn increases the likelihood of suffering cardiovascular disease or diabetes ", Assures Carolina Escobar Briones , academic of the National Autonomous University of Mexico .

 

In addition, those who work under these conditions are more prone to overweight , smoking , stress and have the Pressure arterial high .

To the people who need to work by turn They are recommended to lead a healthy lifestyle. Avoid the tobacco , perform exercise Y eat healthy , subtracting saturated fats, as well as processed foods.

With these preventive measures it is possible to reduce the risk of suffering diseases of the heart , Cancer or type 2 diabetes .

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