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Daylight saving time could be bad for our health – should we get rid of it?

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Episode: Daylight saving time could be bad for our health – should we get rid of it?
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Duration: 00:12:42
Published: 2021-10-28 11:26

The clocks go back in the UK this Sunday and many will welcome the extra hour in bed. But research suggests that changing the time like this could be bad for the body. Anand Jagatia speaks to the Guardian’s science correspondent Linda Geddes and chronobiologist Prof Till Roenneberg about how daylight saving time affects our biology – and whether we should get rid of it permanently. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

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