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Staff Food That Keeps You Standing: The Blood Sugar Reality of the Double Shift
Skip the midnight carb bomb. Here is how to use basic kitchen mise, protein timing, and circadian realities to survive 14 hours on your feet.
Savamander Editorial
Savamander Newsroom
20 September 2026 · 5 min read

Sources & further reading
- British Dietetic Association: Nutrition and Shift Workassociation guideline
- Frontiers in Nutrition: Protein Distribution and Muscle Health in Shift Workerspeer-reviewed study
- Nutrients: Time-Restricted Eating and Metabolic Health in Shift Workerspeer-reviewed study
- Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health: Managing Nutrition During Shift Workoccupational health report
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