SWIFt Study: Shifting weight in night shift workers

15/03/2022

And it's a wrap! The SWIFt trial closes with 250 participants enrolled. We would like to thank each and everyone of our wonderful volunteers who contributed to this success.

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04/10/2021

Running essential medical research in the worlds most locked down city has it's challenges, so we are especially grateful to all our Melbourne particiants who helped us achieve this milestone today.

27/08/2021

Could simply changing a lightbulb at work help shift workers stay alert during their night shift? Read more about this in a recent publication by SWIFt researcher Tracey Sletten and her team. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34079409/

18/08/2021

Did you know that our SWIFt researchers have been investigating shift workers' eating patterns and health for a number of years now? Read more about some of our recent work here: https://lens.monash.edu/-health/2018/06/08/1352041/shift-workers-heart-health

16/08/2021

📣ICYMI
Watch the 9 News Melbourne exclusive story on the SWIFt study, filmed right here in the Melbourne research facility. A big thank you to our star participants for sharing their SWIFt story with Australia

Shift workers who want to lose weight are being recruited for a world-first study to see if fasting does the job. Subscribe and 🔔: https://bit.ly/2noaGhv | ...

10/08/2021

Today we mark the special occasion of recruiting the 150th participant! Thank you to all the shift workers who have been involved in the so far, for contributing your time and effort into research. We couldn't have done it without you!

We're looking at weight loss strategies tailored to night shift workers. See if you're eligible to join this exciting trial: http://bit.ly/3b6Sj5L

10/08/2021

Congratulations to our SWIFt researchers for being selected as guest editors for the internationally renowned scientific journal 'Nutrients'. Watch this space for cutting edge research on meal timing in health and disease. https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nutrients/special_issues/meal_frequency_timing

02/07/2021

Big thanks to Monash Lens for the feature on the . It gave us a chance to not only share what motivated us to run a study involving shift workers, but also the challenges of carrying out research during a pandemic: https://lens.monash.edu/2020/11/24/1381709/weight-loss-strategy-to-prioritise-the-health-of-our-healthcare-workers

23/06/2021

Although still in its infancy, we are now starting to learn that our body may process nutrients differently during the night. Learn more here: https://monashnutrition.blogspot.com/2019/08/shift-work-and-carbohydrates-more-or.html

14/06/2021

We often forget that the struggles associated with night shift work cast far and wide, beyond that of just managing healthy eating habits. A recent story on ABC Melbourne radio explores how shift workers are being overlooked when it comes to childcare:

Accessing affordable childcare options can be difficult when parents work nine-to-five. For shiftworkers it can be almost impossible.

12/06/2021

New podcast! This time, our very own Assoc. Prof Maxine Bonham has a chat with nutritionist Amanda Hayes Vibrant Lives Podcast about the effects of shift work on our body clock, and how this is related to weight gain. If you are a night shift worker or you are interested in how our body clock works, it is worth a listen while you're keeping away from the Melbourne winter this weekend.

This week I chat with nutrition scientist, Associate Professor at Monash University Maxine Bonham, about how shift work impacts health, in particular the relationship between circadian rhythms (body clock) and weight gain. Shift workers are at increased risk of adverse health outcomes such as obesit...

09/06/2021

Our very own Assoc. Prof Maxine Bonham talks to Audra at The Healthy Shift Worker about how shift work can have negative effects on our health. If you are a night shift worker, this may interest you, listen at:

Are you struggling to lose weight whilst working 24/7?  If so, this episode is for you! Today I’m talking with Associate Professor Maxine Bonham who is a registered nutritionist and research academic at Monash University in the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food here in Australia.  Maxi...