Springing Forward Into Daylight Saving Time Is a Step Back for Health

Springing Forward Into Daylight Saving Time Is a Step Back for Health
Daylight saving time is back again—amid some controversy.billhagolan/Getty Images
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As people in the United States prepare to set their clocks ahead one hour on Sunday, March 12, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about the disruptions to daily routines caused by switching from standard time to daylight saving time.
About one-third of Americans say they don’t look forward to these twice-yearly time changes. And nearly two-thirds would like to eliminate them completely, compared to 21 percent who aren’t sure and 16 percent who would like to keep moving their clocks back and forth.
Beth Ann Malow
Beth Ann Malow
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Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University
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