LAW ENFORCEMENT HEALTH AND DIET HABITS ACROSS ACTIVE DUTY SHIFTS

An examination of the responses from active-duty law enforcement and the impacts that each specific shift has on their diet and exercise habits when working. This study uses answers from survey data to analyze various positions to see what trends occurred while working specific shifts. Additionally, this study looks at the habits of active-duty law enforcement to see what should be done to increase healthy habits. The results of this study indicated that officers tend to have more negative exercise and diet habits when working night shifts and access to gyms and healthier food options is diminished.