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Why Do Graveyard Shifts Wreak Havoc on Human Metabolism?
夜班會嚴重破壞人體的新陳代謝？
Humans are wired to be awake during the day and sleep at night, but millions of Americans defy biology to pull the graveyard shift.
人類本來白天活動，晚上睡覺，但是數百萬名上夜班的美國人卻無視這一生物規律。
Hospital employees, firefighters and, increasingly, office workers all punch in for nighttime work.
值夜班的醫生，火警以及越來越多的白領都開始在夜間工作。
These nocturnal schedules appear to be one driver of the rising rates of obesity and metabolic disorders.
這些不規律的作息時間會使人患肥胖、代謝紊亂的風險增加。
Yet exactly how swapped slumber time fuels metabolic disarray has largely mystified sleep researchers.
什么樣的睡眠時間才能調節代謝紊亂一直困擾著睡眠研究人員。
Daytime shuteye, for one reason or another, simply is not as restful for humans.
從某種原因來說，白天并不是人類睡覺的最佳時間。
But is it the massive sleep debt that never gets repaid or disruptions to circadian rhythms that can foster health problems?
難道不是由于長期睡眠不足或晝夜顛倒的作息而導致健康問題頻出嗎？
Whatever the cause, the end result can be a murky cycle of excessive fatigue, hormonal changes that lead to more snacking and,
不管原因是什么，最終的結果都會變成過度疲勞的惡性循環，激素紊亂導致飲食不規律，
eventually, weight gain and higher rates of metabolic disorders like diabetes.
最后體重飆升，患糖尿病等代謝紊亂疾病的風險增加。
Understanding the root of the problem, however, may one day lead to better therapies to help prevent these disorders.
既然已經發現了問題的根源，也許有朝一日能發現預防這一疾病的良方。
譯文屬可可英語原創，未經允許，不得轉載。
