A study published in the August 8 British Journal of Sports Medicine looked at rugby players traveling across different time zones for competition and found in increase in illness during travel if they're traveling across more than 5 time zones. Most of the illnesses were infections, with about a third being upper respiratory and a third being digestive. Once the athletes returned home, there was no more incidence of illness than before travel. The reason for the increase therefore probably has to do not only with resetting one's biological clock, but also with the stress of travel.
I wrote an article on travel and competition and it can be read here.
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