Ballaststoffreiche Ernährung senkt Risiko für Herzerkrankungen bei Nachtschichtarbeitern: „Eine mögliche Erklärung ist, dass Ballaststoffe in der Ernährung die Darmflora verbessern und auch die Lipide reduzieren können, was besonders gut für das Herz bei Menschen sein kann, die nachts arbeiten.“
https://www.uu.se/en/press/press-releases/2026/2026-02-23-high-fibre-diet-linked-to-reduced-risk-of-heart-disease-in-night-shift-workers
4 Kommentare
> The human body is built to sleep at night. This means that working during the night goes against this natural pattern, and can place additional strain on the body, including the heart. Previous research has linked night work to an increased risk of coronary artery disease. Since night work is often unavoidable, the researchers wanted to investigate whether certain dietary habits might have a protective effect.
>”A moderate intake of about 19 grams of fibre per day was linked to a lower risk for those who worked night shifts regularly. For those who worked night shifts sporadically, about 15 grams was enough. The current recommendation for adults is about 25 grams of dietary fibre per day,” says Diana Nôga, lead author and researcher at Uppsala University
>”The link between fibre and a lower risk of heart disease is not just because those who eat more fibre generally have a healthier lifestyle. We know this because we adjusted for various lifestyle factors in the analysis. One possible explanation, supported by previous research, is that fibre in the diet can improve intestinal flora and also reduce lipids, which can be particularly good for the heart in people who work at night,” says Christian Benedict, senior author of the study and Professor of Pharmacology at Uppsala University.
[Night shift work, dietary patterns, and coronary heart disease | European Journal of Epidemiology | Springer Nature Link](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-026-01362-w)
Because of my personality and other brain issues, I have carved out a life of eating pretty much the same foods, preparing the same series of meals, and all of those meals are using at least 2 carb balance tortillas so I’m getting like seventy grams of fiber per day on the days I eat. Hell yeah.
Fiber also reduces blood sugar spikes, which can cause this roller coaster effect of your body overreacting with too much insulin, then it dumping a bunch of fat into your blood because you’re now hypoglycemic. This supposedly raises you risk of heart disease as well.
Not to mention, that soluble fiber is just good at reducing the amount of fat and cholesterol you even absorb from your food in the first place.
omg i’ve been doing night shifts at the campus library and i’ve been eating so much junk food.. maybe i should actually try eating more fiber instead of just living on energy drinks and vending machine snacks.