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(1) The effect of twice-daily meals on a body weight (BW) and blood pressure (BP), (2) the effect of working night shifts on BPs, and (3) a relationship between a meat diet and cedar pollinosis were statistically investigated with working men who had an annual medical examination. As a result, the effect of twice-daily meals on BW and BP was not different from thrice-daily meals on BW and BP. However, cases of twice-daily meals had larger percentages of alcohol drinkers and cigarette smokers. The night shift workers had almost the same frequency of hypertension as compared with day duty workers. A daily diet of meat including beef, chicken, and pork had a close relationship with cedar pollinosis.
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Ishizuka, T., Furuya, Y. Influence of meals and night shifts on health. J Med Syst 17, 201–206 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00996946
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