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DST leads to higher heart attacks and more casualties, especially for locations that are closer to the changing arbitrary lines
Why would that have any affect on heart attacks? That reminds me of people saying that changing the clocks leads to more car wrecks when it's just really showing how many people are unable to drive in the dark.
it's the sleep disruption
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4189320/
https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/why-daylight-saving-time-could-increase-your-heart-attack-risk