Nation’s Health Affected by Clocks Changing, Researchers Say

The government should abolish the UK’s twice-yearly clock changes because they are harming the nation’s sleep and impacting health and wellbeing, researchers have said as the nation prepares for its annual “extra hour in bed” on Sunday. Members of the British Sleep Society, a professional organisation for medical, scientific and health workers, said evidence clearly shows that natural sunlight in the morning benefits sleep patterns, while changing the clocks has a negative impact. They argue circadian rhythms—the physical, mental, and behavioural changes we experience over 24 hours—are most impacted by clocks moving forward in the spring, when Brits “lose” an hour....