End daylight saving time? ‘Rip the bandaid off,’ researcher urges – GLOBAL

October 24, 2024

Sleep researchers in the U.K. are calling for the abolishment of daylight saving time due to the impact it has on the human body.

A statement published in the Journal of Sleep Research on Wednesday said evidence reviewed found the change in March that sees clocks jump forward an hour “can interfere negatively with sleep regulation.”

Prof. Malcolm von Schantz, one of the researchers from the British Sleep Society, said getting rid of the time change and keeping the U.K. at British standard time — when clocks fall back an hour — would add benefits.

“What is really important is avoiding switching to daylight saving time (DST) year-round because that could really have consequences both for physical health, but also for mental health. It would probably worsen the incidence of winter depression, for example,” he said.

Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/10827004/daylight-saving-time-end-standard-time-health-effects/