The various non-standard schedules required of shift workers force abrupt changes in the
timing of sleep and light-dark exposure. These changes result in disturbances of the …

Exercise has long been known for its active role in improving physical fitness and sustaining
health. Regular moderate-intensity exercise improves all aspects of human health and is …

Perturbed diurnal rhythms are becoming increasingly evident as deleterious events in the
pathology of metabolic diseases. Exercise is well characterized as a crucial intervention in …

Shift work, defined as work occurring outside typical daytime working hours, is associated
with an increased risk of various non‐communicable diseases, including diabetes and …

Abstract Purpose of Review To provide an overview of the mechanistic and epidemiologic
evidence linking sleep-related exposures, such as short sleep duration, obstructive sleep …

The military lifestyle often includes continuous operations whether in training or deployed
environments. These stressful environments present unique challenges for service members …

Humans and other mammalian species possess an endogenous circadian clock system that
has evolved in adaptation to periodically reoccurring environmental changes and drives …

Energy metabolism is tightly linked with circadian rhythms, exposure to ambient light,
sleep/wake, fasting/eating, and rest/activity cycles. External factors, such as shift work, lead …

Chronic sleep loss is a potent catabolic stressor, increasing the risk of metabolic dysfunction
and loss of muscle mass and function. To provide mechanistic insight into these clinical …

Glucose tolerance is lower at night and higher in the morning. Shift workers, who often eat at
night and experience circadian misalignment (ie misalignment between the central circadian …