American Academy of Sleep Medicine calls for elimination of daylight saving time:
The AASM supports a switch to permanent standard time, explaining in the statement that standard time more closely aligns with the daily rhythms of the body's internal clock. The position statement also cites evidence of increased risks of motor vehicle accidents, cardiovascular events, and mood disturbances following the annual "spring forward" to daylight saving time.
"Permanent, year-round standard time is the best choice to most closely match our circadian sleep-wake cycle," said lead author Dr. M. Adeel Rishi, a pulmonology, sleep medicine and critical care specialist at the Mayo Clinic in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and vice chair of the AASM Public Safety Committee. "Daylight saving time results in more darkness in the morning and more light in the evening, disrupting the body's natural rhythm."
[...] "There is ample evidence of the negative, short-term consequences of the annual change to daylight saving time in the spring," said AASM President Dr. Kannan Ramar. "Because the adoption of permanent standard time would be beneficial for public health and safety, the AASM will be advocating at the federal level for this legislative change."
Journal Reference:
Muhammad Adeel Rishi, MD, et. al. Daylight saving time: an American Academy of Sleep Medicine position statement, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (DOI: 10.5664/jcsm.8780)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 28 2020, @04:02PM
Agreed.
In my location, standard time means both going to work in the dark AND getting home after dark. Prior to the time switch, you still have to go to work in the dark, but you get to see some sunlight when you get home (even on the shortest day of the year, you still can get a peak at the sun). Since office hours appear to be immutable, DST schedule is the best thing we have for getting, at least, a little bit of healthy sunshine and more motivation to be active out doors during the dreary winter months.
Another vote for permanent DST. And, allowing folks in areas where it makes sense to opt for permanent standard time, to do so.