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Why Should We Abolish Daylight Saving Time?
J Biol Rhythms. 2019 06; 34(3):227-230.JB

Abstract

Local and national governments around the world are currently considering the elimination of the annual switch to and from Daylight Saving Time (DST). As an international organization of scientists dedicated to studying circadian and other biological rhythms, the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR) engaged experts in the field to write a Position Paper on the consequences of choosing to live on DST or Standard Time (ST). The authors take the position that, based on comparisons of large populations living in DST or ST or on western versus eastern edges of time zones, the advantages of permanent ST outweigh switching to DST annually or permanently. Four peer reviewers provided expert critiques of the initial submission, and the SRBR Executive Board approved the revised manuscript as a Position Paper to help educate the public in their evaluation of current legislative actions to end DST.

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Roenneberg T
Institute for Medical Psychology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Wirz-Justice A
Centre for Chronobiology, Psychiatric Clinics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Skene DJ
Chronobiology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
Ancoli-Israel S
Department of Psychiatry and Center for Circadian Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
Wright KP
Department of Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA.
Dijk DJ
Surrey Sleep Research Centre, School of Biosciences and Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
Zee P
Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Gorman MR
Department of Psychology and the Center for Circadian Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.
Winnebeck EC
Institute for Medical Psychology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
Klerman EB
Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

MeSH

Circadian RhythmHumansLightPhotoperiodSeasonsSolar SystemTime Factors

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

31170882

Citation

Roenneberg, Till, et al. "Why Should We Abolish Daylight Saving Time?" Journal of Biological Rhythms, vol. 34, no. 3, 2019, pp. 227-230.
Roenneberg T, Wirz-Justice A, Skene DJ, et al. Why Should We Abolish Daylight Saving Time? J Biol Rhythms. 2019;34(3):227-230.
Roenneberg, T., Wirz-Justice, A., Skene, D. J., Ancoli-Israel, S., Wright, K. P., Dijk, D. J., Zee, P., Gorman, M. R., Winnebeck, E. C., & Klerman, E. B. (2019). Why Should We Abolish Daylight Saving Time? Journal of Biological Rhythms, 34(3), 227-230. https://doi.org/10.1177/0748730419854197
Roenneberg T, et al. Why Should We Abolish Daylight Saving Time. J Biol Rhythms. 2019;34(3):227-230. PubMed PMID: 31170882.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Why Should We Abolish Daylight Saving Time? AU - Roenneberg,Till, AU - Wirz-Justice,Anna, AU - Skene,Debra J, AU - Ancoli-Israel,Sonia, AU - Wright,Kenneth P, AU - Dijk,Derk-Jan, AU - Zee,Phyllis, AU - Gorman,Michael R, AU - Winnebeck,Eva C, AU - Klerman,Elizabeth B, PY - 2019/6/8/entrez PY - 2019/6/7/pubmed PY - 2020/6/17/medline KW - DST KW - circadian KW - entrainment KW - health KW - light KW - sleep SP - 227 EP - 230 JF - Journal of biological rhythms JO - J Biol Rhythms VL - 34 IS - 3 N2 - Local and national governments around the world are currently considering the elimination of the annual switch to and from Daylight Saving Time (DST). As an international organization of scientists dedicated to studying circadian and other biological rhythms, the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms (SRBR) engaged experts in the field to write a Position Paper on the consequences of choosing to live on DST or Standard Time (ST). The authors take the position that, based on comparisons of large populations living in DST or ST or on western versus eastern edges of time zones, the advantages of permanent ST outweigh switching to DST annually or permanently. Four peer reviewers provided expert critiques of the initial submission, and the SRBR Executive Board approved the revised manuscript as a Position Paper to help educate the public in their evaluation of current legislative actions to end DST. SN - 1552-4531 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/31170882/Why_Should_We_Abolish_Daylight_Saving_Time DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -