Focus: Not in '9 To 5' Job? You Are Likely To Be Overweight!

Employees who work shifts outside of a nine-to-five schedule are more likely to be overweight, experience sleep problems, and are also at higher risk of developing metabolic disorders, such as diabetes, scientists have found.

"Shiftwork employees are particularly vulnerable to experiencing sleep problems as their jobs require them to work night, flex, extended, or rotating shifts," said lead investigator Marjory Givens, an Associate Scientist with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.