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No, they are fearmongering. Yes, the rate of heart attacks rises for a few days after the change ... but the overall rate if you look at a week or two is no di
by tasty_freeze 7y ago
No, they are fearmongering. Yes, the rate of heart attacks rises for a few days after the change ... but the overall rate if you look at a week or two is no different. That is, the change might stress people into death who would have otherwise died a few days later anyway.
Reporting that it leads to an increased death count is simply false: it is a small rise followed by an equal volume small dip, with no net difference if you look at a larger window.
- throw0101a 7y ago> Reporting that it leads to an increased death count is simply false: it is a small rise followed ... Which is exactly what the authors of the article said. As quoted by the original commenter: > Prior research has shown a transient increase ...
- ScottBurson 7y ago> the overall rate if you look at a week or two [later] is no different I don't see any statement to that effect in the linked paper. Quite the contrary: they interpret the evidence as suggesting that the increase in "social jet lag" has deleterious effects during the entire duration of DST. Can you produce a quotation supporting your interpretation?