Daylight saving time ends with extra hour of sleep
The short version
- Daylight saving time ends with clocks being set back one hour.
- The change results in darker afternoons and brighter mornings.
- An extra hour of sleep may affect brain, heart, and blood sugar health.
- The adjustment could be particularly impactful for people with certain health conditions.
- The transition occurs as winter approaches and daylight hours decrease.
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Toronto Star How daylight saving time changes affect you and what you can do about it
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- The Hill, centreDays will get way shorter in November: How much daylight we’ll lose
- New York Post, right-leaning4 unusual ways daylight saving time ending can harm your health — and how to minimize the damage
- Toronto Star, left-leaningHow daylight saving time changes affect you and what you can do about it
- New York Post, right-leaningHere’s when daylight savings time begins — and the official time clocks go back