With fall underway and nights now longer than days, sunsets are already creeping earlier—and in just a few weeks, clocks will “fall back” for daylight saving time (DST).
The twice-yearly clock change has long been unpopular, but a new Stanford University study suggests it may also be harmful to our health.
Researchers found that keeping the U.S. on permanent standard time could prevent up to 300,000 strokes and more than 2 million cases of obesity each year by reducing stress on the circadian rhythm, the body’s internal clock.
The full article is available at ozarksfirst.com.
(Story by Matt Hefner, ozarksfirst.com)
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