May 27, 2026 08:02 PM
Heck, they've reduced standard time down to circa four and a half months, so any positive health picture dependent upon it has already been significantly eroded by that incursion.
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The health risks of permanent daylight saving time
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/...aving-time
KEY POINTS: Permanent DST shifts morning light to evenings, disrupting the biological clock that regulates mood and sleep. The U.S. tried permanent DST in the 1970s and repealed it within a year due to public backlash. Sleep scientists back permanent standard time, not DST, as the evidence-based fix. Permanent DST could exacerbate the existing mental health and sleep deprivation in teens. (MORE - details)
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The health risks of permanent daylight saving time
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/...aving-time
KEY POINTS: Permanent DST shifts morning light to evenings, disrupting the biological clock that regulates mood and sleep. The U.S. tried permanent DST in the 1970s and repealed it within a year due to public backlash. Sleep scientists back permanent standard time, not DST, as the evidence-based fix. Permanent DST could exacerbate the existing mental health and sleep deprivation in teens. (MORE - details)