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Year-round daylight time will cause 'permanent jet lag,' sleep experts warn in letter to government | CBC News LoadedYear-round daylight time will cause 'permanent jet lag,' sleep experts warn in letter to government
On Thursday, the B.C. government is introducing legislation that gives the province the power to usher in the change sometime in the future. The letter says if daylight time is kept year round, the sun will rise later in the winter, leading to decreased exposure to morning sunlight, which humans need to wake their internal biological clock.
"It will be permanent jet lag," said Myriam Juda, a researcher at Simon Fraser University's Circadian Rhythms and Sleep Lab, on CBC'sJuda said it might seem appealing to have more light exposure in the evening, as will happen with permanent daylight time, but said it will cause increased fatigue and decreased morning productivity.
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