Further proof that DST sucks (AZ residents are in the clear)

[oly884]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081030075647.htm

[drguitarum2005]

i agree DST is retarded but i find that study a little ridiculous. if what they claim is true, that the 1-hour time shift, getting used to it, and the resulting sleep disturbance is the cause of in the increased risk of health problems then anyone traveling to another time-zone should have those increased risks as well. i don't doubt that they found a correlation but that doesn't necessarily imply causation. if people are getting so disturbed by losing 1 hour of sleep one night a year, then i feel like those people have bigger underlying issues. does staying up all night studying for a test mean students are more likely to have heart attacks? it seems if you study enough people you can find a lot of correlations that are really just random and meaningless. it wouldn't surprise me if 2000 people were polled, a correlation between the number of cars owned and the risk of breast cancer.

[oly884]

David, I agree 100%, I usually check that website a few times a day, and it's amazing what people get funding for...

Such as this: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081029135039.htm

To which my reply to that study is: You really needed to study that driving for a long time at night increases the risk of accidents?