Daylight saving time is just about here, and the state of Illinois will join most of the United States in springing their clocks forward over the weekend.
The research overall is mixed, however, and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine supports the opposite switch to permanent standard time, as research shows that bodies function best with more sunlight in the morning.
While the congresswoman said there does not seem to be a consensus among voters, she stated"we know that the majority of Americans do not want to keep switching the clocks back and forth." "More populous cities would be impacted by darker mornings as well – with permanent daylight saving time, sunrise wouldn’t occur until 8:20 a.m. in New York City in January. In Los Angeles, sunrise in January would be at almost 8 a.m., and in Minneapolis, sunrise would be at nearly 9 a.m."Nearly every U.S. state observes daylight saving time, with the exceptions of Arizona and Hawaii. U.S. territories, including Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam and the U.S.
"More darkness during early morning commutes may also contribute to an increased risk of traffic fatalities, according to Sleep experts also argue that permanent daylight saving time would"disproportionately" affect people living in the northern part of the U.S. Sleep experts at the organization go on to say that seasonal time changes overall are unfavorable to health. According to the AASM, the changes have been linked to an increase in stroke, hospital admissions and cardiovascular events. found a reduction in the rate of cardiovascular events during standard time in particular, suggesting that the chronic effects of daylight saving time may lead to a higher risk of adverse health problems when compared with standard time," it says.
"Daylight-saving time is technically the correct version: the practice is saving daylight," the website says."Still, daylight-savings time is so commonly used that it’s become an accepted variant of daylight-saving time."
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