As America is on the verge of making Daylight Saving Time permanent, sleep experts say it's a bad idea.
The Academy goes on to say that "current evidence best supports the adoption of year-round standard time, which aligns best with human circadian biology and provides distinct benefits for public health and safety."Under federal law, Daylight Saving Time begins on the second Sunday in March and ends on the first Sunday in November.
The point of setting the clocks back is to give an extra hour of daylight in the afternoon while having an hour less of daylight in the morning. The goal is to conserve energy with more daylight during the hours when most people areChanging our clocks twice a year isn't so popular anymore. Dr. Amneet Sandhu, cardiology fellow, University of Colorado in Denver, and lead investigator of one sleepexamined 42,000 hospital admissions and found that an average of 32 patients had heart attacks on any given Monday. But on the Monday after moving the clock forward, there was an average of eight additional heart attacks.
Also, disrupting the circadian rhythm, as happens with Daylight Saving Time, has been associated with increased risks of obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease and depression."Unfortunately, today’s quick action by the Senate allowed for neither a robust discussion nor a debate.
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