Overtime work is prone to memory loss

According to a recent study, working in unusual shifts can make the brain "older" for another 6.5 years, while working over extended hours can cause memory loss.

Accordingly, those who work overtime for at least 10 years, memory impairment will appear 6.5 years earlier than people working in normal time.

Working overtime and shift work can lead to memory loss and many other health problems - (Photo: The Guardian)

In the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine on November 3, researchers from Université de Toulouse University and Swansea University said they studied 3,000 people in southwestern France - people who were, are working or resting. retired.

The results showed that those who worked outside the normal time had lower memorization scores than others. Their speed of information processing and intellectual capacity is generally inferior.

Those who work in alternate shifts (morning, afternoon, or evening) for 10 years or longer also show less mental function, and this effect will last for years after they stop work in shifts.

According to the authors, working in shifts reduces cognition and causes potential safety consequences "not only for individuals but also for society".

Many previous studies have also shown that normal shift and overtime work is linked to cancer, heart attack, stroke, stomach ulcers and metabolic diseases such as diabetes.