Permanent Daylight Saving Time Could Harm Sleep and Mental Health, Canadian Analysis Says
- Canadian health researchers are urging the country to choose permanent standard time over permanent daylight saving time if it ends the twice-yearly clock change, warning that darker winter mornings could harm sleep and mental health.
- As Canadian provinces consider whether to abandon the twice-yearly clock change, Lam et al.
- argue that permanent standard time would be better for public health than keeping daylight saving time year-round.
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- Canadian health researchers are urging the country to choose permanent standard time over permanent daylight saving time if it ends the twice-yearly clock change, warning that darker winter mornings could harm sleep and mental health.
- As Canadian provinces consider whether to abandon the twice-yearly clock change, Lam et al.
- argue that permanent standard time would be better for public health than keeping daylight saving time year-round.
Sources: Sci