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Pearson Test of English — TestDayTwin Practice

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Night-shift work has long been associated with fatigue, but researchers increasingly link it to more specific and longer-lasting health effects. Disruption to the body's internal circadian clock, which governs hormone release and body temperature alongside the sleep-wake cycle, appears to be the central mechanism, rather than sleep loss alone. Studies following shift workers over many years have found elevated rates of metabolic conditions such as insulin resistance, likely because eating during the body's biological night interferes with normal glucose processing. Not all night-shift workers face equal risk, however; those who maintain a consistent schedule, even an unusual one, tend to fare better than those rotating irregularly between day and night shifts, since rotation prevents the circadian clock from ever fully adjusting. Some employers have begun redesigning rotation patterns based on this evidence, though widespread adoption remains slow.

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Circadian clock disruption is presented as a central mechanism behind night-shift health effects.Eating during the body's biological night has been linked to impaired glucose processing.All night-shift workers face identical health risks regardless of their schedule pattern.Workers with irregularly rotating schedules tend to fare worse than those on a consistent schedule.Most employers have already widely adopted redesigned rotation patterns.