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Common inconveniences caused by working night shifts include an upset appetite, indigestion, raised triglyceride levels, lower HDL, signs of insulin resis-tance, abdominal obesity, reduced quantities of antioxidants which, among other things, protect the body against cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer, poor sleep or a lack of same, which can affect the psyche. Many of the body's functions have a daily rhythm. What we drink and eat must therefore harmonise as well as possible with the body's biological rhythm if we are to reduce these physical and mental night-shift related inconveniences. The article makes dietary suggestions for those who work night shifts, with the diet divided into four main categories: protein, fat, starch and green ve-getables. The distribution of what the digestive system requires during the night is not the same is that consumed during the rest of the day as the body needs different nutrients at night and its ability to digest them is not the same day and night. Correct distribution of the four categories means a lot to our well-being.

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