The risk of chronic diseases will be reduced: a doctor explains how the abolition of daylight saving time may affect Ukrainians

The Ukrainian parliament has canceled daylight saving time, and this should have a positive impact on the health of Ukrainians. The stability of the time zone will minimize the impact of changes in the length of daylight hours on the human body and will not cause artificial harm.

This was stated by Daryna Lopushnyan, a general practitioner, in a comment to OBOZ.UA. She explained that our body has its own biological rhythms, which we adjust to the outside world.

Any external changes, including time changes, cause the body to malfunction. They cause a stressful reaction, poor sleep, decreased concentration, and mood changes.

According to her, the greatest harm was done to the elderly and children, as they have lower adaptive capacities.

"Children become tired, irritated and exhausted, lose efficiency and quality of mental activity. In older people, existing chronic diseases are added to the mix, increasing the risk of their exacerbation and complications, such as hypertension, strokes, and heart attacks," the doctor explained.

She added that the time change artificially created additional harm to the human body. After this action was canceled, the impact of the change in daylight hours on the human body will be minimal.

Earlier, Olha Maslova, PhD in Biology, explained that discomfort during the seasonal time change is experienced primarily by people with cardiovascular problems.

"There have been several studies on strokes and cardiovascular disease. They prove that mortality on the days of time change, especially in spring, increases with such problems," Maslova said.

At the same time, scientists from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) emphasize that constant standard time is the best choice for health and safety. Therefore, they call for the abolition of seasonal time change. Scientists explain that the rejection of seasonal time changes is better aligned with human biological rhythms.

As OBOZ.UA previously reported, on October 27, 2024, Ukraine will change its clocks for the last time - to winter time, which is standard. There will be no more switching to the so-called daylight saving time, which was artificially created to make more efficient use of daylight.

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