Daylight Saving Time Changes Show Limited Sleep Benefits, Study Reveals
New research highlights that the clock changes have a short-lived impact on sleep, with potential health implications.
- Research from the University of Bristol shows that while people lose an hour of sleep in spring, they gain only half an hour in autumn.
- The study used data from 11,800 UK Biobank participants, providing a large-scale analysis of sleep patterns across clock changes.
- Men tend to catch up on sleep after the clock changes, but women often experience less sleep, possibly due to higher insomnia rates.
- Daylight saving time changes are linked to increased health risks such as heart attacks, strokes, and depression.
- Experts debate the future of daylight saving time, with some countries considering abolishing the practice due to its health effects.