Americans Could Be Healthier without Daylight Saving Time, Stanford Study Suggests

Stanford Study: Daylight Saving Time May Harm Health

A new Stanford Medicine study suggested that Americans could avoid millions of cases of obesity and hundreds of thousands of strokes each year by ending the practice of changing clocks for daylight saving time, The Hill reported. For many Americans, resetting the clock each spring and fall is little more than an inconvenience. But researchers at Stanford Medicine say the biannual shift carries serious health consequences and that permanent time …

Americans could be healthier without daylight saving time, Stanford study suggests

(NEXSTAR) – If you already dread changing the clocks, a new study from sleep researchers at Stanford Medicine may have you researching a move to Hawaii or Arizona, the two states that do not observe daylight saving time. While data has long tied daylight saving time to annual jumps in heart attacks and car crashes, for instance, the study puts the potential health consequences of the current time policy in real numbers. Models showed that switch…

Why Ditching Daylight Saving Time Would Be A Public Health Win For Americans

Stanford Models Predict Fewer Strokes and Obesity Cases Under Standard Time In A Nutshell STANFORD, Calif. — For over a century, Americans have reset their clocks twice a year. A new Stanford University study suggests this routine carries health costs that go beyond a few groggy mornings. According to computer… The post Why Ditching Daylight Saving Time Would Be A Public Health Win For Americans appeared first on Study Finds.

Making Standard Time Permanent Will Be Healthier for Americans: Study

Adopting a permanent standard time in the United States rather than changing times biannually is a healthier option for Americans, according to a Sept. 15 peer-reviewed study published in the PNAS journal. “Seasonal changes in time policy, such as switching between Standard Time (SDT) and Daylight Saving Time (DST), have been adopted by many countries, including the United States,” the study’s authors from Stanford University said. “While transi…