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How daylight savings time might literally kill you
548 sats \ 12 comments \ @stack_harder 19 Mar HealthAndFitness
Since a clock change is coming up soon, I thought I would share my favourite bit of DST trivia, mainly that it indirectly kills some people lol
Some of the fun stats commonly cited are -
Research from Michigan Medicine observed a 24% rise in heart attacks on the Monday following the springtime shift to DST compared to other Mondays. ​
A Finnish study reported an 8% increase in ischemic strokes during the first two days after transitioning to DST. ​
A meta-analysis found that the risk of acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) increases by 10% following DST transitions. ​
The real killer is the disruption of circadian rhythms caused by the loss of one hour of sleep during the spring transition.
So for a quick and easy heart health hack, always get enough sleep!
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22 sats \ 1 reply \ @denlillaapan 19 Mar
Yes, and those effects are comparatively tiny.
especially compared to the long-term health effects of increases sun exposure.
Nate took this apart, if you feel like half an hour of your life ;) https://www.natesilver.net/p/save-daylight-savings-time
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 19 Mar
I just keep it simple, get plenty of sleep, and be normal with my sun behavior, no sitting around getting hammered by UV rays at peak times.
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14 sats \ 0 replies \ @zapsammy 19 Mar
brain, heart, and guts are electrical organs that have electromagnetic fields that can get disrupted. natural external light creates internal electricity, and internal electricity creates internal light. in addition, all organs have internal clocks, that are not on a strict 24 hour cycle - it's +/- an hour or so. the sun allows those organs to sync up, otherwise they fall way out of sync with each other.
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14 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Mar
I recall there being stuff about increased car accidents, as well. More overtired drivers in darker conditions.
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38 sats \ 5 replies \ @unschooled 19 Mar
Is it due to tired drivers or increased wintertime driving after dark?
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Mar
I don't remember for sure, but I thought it was attributed to tired drivers.
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35 sats \ 3 replies \ @unschooled 19 Mar
Personally, I have pretty bad eyes, and driving after dark really exacerbates the problem it if for some reason I don't have my glasses.
Winter conditions add to this.
I'm pretty opposed to DST, as I posted about earlier today #917674
It was started to save coal during the war, as they didn't have to keep the lights on as late.
It's another fiat infiltration on our time, through and through.
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39 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 20 Mar
you ever tried those yellow-tinted glasses that are supposed to help? i use them in winter as they take the glare off incoming cars
funnily enough, when i lived in russia they abolished DST but i never really noticed the effect because my then-baby wasn't going to kindergarten or anything and i didn't have to worry about getting up at set times or driving in shit, dark conditions
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 19 Mar
That would be harder to assess empirically, because the entire winter takes place without a time change.
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22 sats \ 0 replies \ @unschooled 19 Mar
I guess if we kept "standard" time all year it only really adds to after-dark driving through spring and summer.
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36 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder OP 20 Mar
in winter driving tro the bus stop at 6.30 in the pitch black and fog, sometimes rain etc, easy to see how accidents happen. poor viz + being tired , recipe for disaster
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @unschooled 19 Mar
#917674
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