Introduction: The negative impact of food at night on the health and safety of shiftworkers has been well documented. Evidence exists on the underlying reasons for eating on-shift and the existing barriers to healthy eating within shiftwork environments. However, this previous research has utilized questionnaires, interviews, dietary recalls and food diaries which can be limited by social desirability bias and recall bias. Social media may overcome these limitations by offering a real-world environment for shiftworkers to discuss their eating behaviors.
Gupta et al. (Wed,) studied this question.