Doing away with switching the clocks for daylight savings twice a year could prevent millions of cases of obesity and hundreds of thousands of strokes, according to a new study from Stanford University School of Medicine.
Switching between daylight saving time, or the “spring forward” period, and standard time, or the “fall back period,” significantly affects the body’s natural circadian rhythms, which regulate sleep and our long-term health.
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