Is daylight savings time better or worse for your health?

[Paco Dennis]

Of course this debatable but habits do change when the seasons change. I think this incourages spring like behavior in the society. Anyway here is one study that concludes :

( This just a tiny piece of the study...I will give the link to the whole study. )

Implications for consumers​

Consumers can follow self-control strategies such as avoiding stocking up on unhealthy snacks before the time change to self-impose transaction costs on unhealthy consumption. Alternatively, fitness center members might plan activities close to the fitness center to reduce the transaction costs of a subsequent workout. Consumers vulnerable to self-control failures might also seek support from peers (e.g., in online social networks) and platforms incentivizing healthy behavior (e.g., through gamification) around the focal time period. Finally, novel technologies, such as smart circadian lighting systems, might help consumers reset their circadian clocks in a less disruptive fashion. Apps originally designed for travelers to reduce jet lag can also be used to minimize the effect of the time change.
***Serious business

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00222429241256570

 

[Dave03]

It hasn't seemed to affect me so far.

 

[MaddHollander]

It’s bad. Every November I walk around singing Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.”

 

[DebraMae]

It doesn't matter to me. I just wish they would set it one way or the other and then leave it alone.

 

[January]

I like daylights saving.

Body clock adjusts after a few days.

 

[David777]

Not a "health issue".

But then "health" is just a minor factor among strong negatives as reasons the USA ought get rid of it.

 

[OldFeller]

Many people in my family who lived from the early 20th century lived long lives. Primarily because they walked everywhere so they exercised daily.

They also lived with DST as a regular routine every year so I would say that DST has no ill effects on most healthy people.

 

[HermitHogan]

The switch from or to daylight savings time isn't an issue, per se. It's having to listen to people whine about it that can be a source of stress.

 

[Eupher]

It's a minor annoyance, but that has nothing to do with health.

 

[Trade]

Standard Time is God's time. Daylight "Savings" Time is the work of the Devil.

 

[Pinky]

It doesn't affect me at all.

 

[OldFeller]

I think the controversy was stirred up along with many of the other inconsequential debates that run on the internet just to give people something to talk about. You might call it click bait.
Nobody questioned it with any serious intent prior to the internet.
Its purpose is to provide longer daylight hours in the summertime when people are on vacation and want to stay out longer. Who, in their right mind, has a problem with that idea?

 

[Lewkat]

No change. It really doesn't have anything to do with health except for a slight change in sleep pattern.

 

[-Oy-]

It doesn't matter to me. I just wish they would set it one way or the other and then leave it alone.

^^^^^ This

 

[Tommy]

Its purpose is to provide longer daylight hours in the summertime when people are on vacation and want to stay out longer. Who, in their right mind, has a problem with that idea?

^^^^^^ This! ^^^^^^

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I think daylight savings time was originally started to help the farmers out. They have to get up really early each morning. The daylight savings time helped them see what they were doing. I don’t think it had anything to do with people vacationing.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I’m retired, what’s the big deal?

 

[JustBonee]

I think I could live without any clocks, and not know the exact time, these days … have no schedule to keep.

It’s either daytime or nighttime.

 

[Twostep]

Izzi does not have a reset clock. So humans in our house just have an hour to spend and loose it at the end of the day.