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It’s been proven that shifting between the two time offsets kills people. It's also been "proven" that not time shifting is bad, too. SAD is worse without it,
by b112 4y ago
It’s been proven that shifting between the two time offsets kills people.
It's also been "proven" that not time shifting is bad, too. SAD is worse without it, up North, and SAD results in an increase in suicides in the winter. And there are other "it helps" claims from pro-DST advocates, too.
As per the referenced study, it even states it is not actually validated. I'm all for the additional research, however, there is a problem here. What if this is only delaying or spiking heart attacks at these choke-holds?
EG, how do we know that without DST, said attacks wouldn't be 2 week delayed? A month?
And while I certainly think a month of life is worth living, does that actually offset the SAD improvements, and the (unproven, but hypothesized reduction in suicides)?
This bit of the study, I don't get:
Results There was no difference in the total weekly number of PCIs performed for AMI for either the fall or spring time changes in the time period analysed. After adjustment for trend and seasonal effects, the Monday following spring time changes was associated with a 24% increase in daily AMI counts (p=0.011), and the Tuesday following fall changes was conversely associated with a 21% reduction (p=0.044). No other weekdays in the weeks following DST changes demonstrated significant associations.
So there were no differences at all, until they applied a model? They applied 'trend and seasonal effects', and suddenly, it shows people dying and not dying?
I feel there should be more focus on what this model was.