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You are right, public health experts need to go over the available data, and study whether changing to permanent DST might lead to more damage then good in for

You are right, public health experts need to go over the available data, and study whether changing to permanent DST might lead to more damage then good in for the health of the general population. There are reasons to doubt that the benefits of extra sunlight in the evening is not worth the potential sleep deprivation. This needs to be studied in the effected areas before a decision is made.

Wowfunhappy 6y ago
And to start with, how is the fact that people in the western end of a timezone get an average of 19 minutes less sleep? This was linked by another commenter, and I think it's pretty strong evidence: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0167629618309718 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S01676...