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How daylight saving time impacts your health

It's estimated that Americans sleep approximately 40 minutes less than usual on the Sunday to Monday night following the daylight saving time switch.

It generally takes a few days for the human body to adapt to the time change in a way that allows people to fall asleep at their typical time.  

A study shows that the time change predicts a 5 percent increased incidence of heart attacks. 

An experiment conducted by Professor David Wagner from the University of Oregon found that the day following the shift to daylight saving time, or following a night of sleep deprivation, people were less able to discern when a situation involved issues of moral relevance than when they were well rested. 

A recent study found that judges hand out harsher sentences — 5 percent longer in duration — the Monday following the time change, as compared to other days of the year. 

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