Study suggests most Americans would be healthier without daylight saving time

andsoitis 32 points 10 comments June 30, 2026
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kgwxd

Assuming they don't get hit by a car walking to school.

_ZeD_

And the rest of the world people? would it be healthier? the doubt is striking me

mikestorrent

Are you Yanks seriously not going to get this sorted out before winter? BC has moved - can at least the rest of Cascadia get their asses in gear? Come on, California, I do not want to be dealing with a north-south time zone difference with my coworkers

kuboble

I really wonder about the methodology. The article didn't mention it. Did they get several cities to participate?

sixothree

I really don't want the sunrise time to be 5:00 in the morning and still not have any daylight to do errands after work. I don't care what the reasons are, but if seasons change the sunset time, what's so wrong with changing it a bit more?

kubb

This isn’t going to get fixed in my lifetime, and that’s sad. Countries have lost the ability to act.

keiferski

Of all the things that cause obesity and sleep loss, is an hour change twice a year really a major issue?

b112

"Study by people who hate daylight savings time and have great bias against it, suggests that..."

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