On Sunday, October 26, at 3 in the morning, there will be the change from summer time to winter time . People with pathologies, pets and nursing babies are among the groups most affected by the time change, as Ricardo Martínez Murillo, a neurobiologist from the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC), explained to Europa Press, who added that However, the time change in summer affects more than that in winter.
Thus, Martínez Murillo explained to Europa Press that the “normal” population, without a special characteristic or pathology, “does not have to be affected” by the time change, which is actually a sudden alteration of the circadian rhythm, that is, the hours of light and dark . However, infants can suffer from some eating disorders that pass after a few days. Also cows, whose milk production is affected by changes in the hours of light and dark, and pets are especially sensitive.
No problem in healthy adults
As for humans, for the time change to affect significantly “you have to have some previous pathology.” The body becomes aware of light or dark through the retina, which sends signals to the brain, which, in turn, reorganizes itself and begins to give orders. “However, it is a much less abrupt change than the jet-lag phenomenon that occurs after a long plane trip,” says the expert. In any case, it considers that “it is not a very important change” and the organism compensates it quickly.
For this reason, Martínez Murillo recommends that this weekend, when the clocks are delayed one hour, it is advisable to carry out little activity and that the activities that are carried out be done with light and that they do not have a high component of effort. The body undergoes a change but the organism adapts to the new situation “in a matter of hours”, so if the person adapts during the weekend, the week will begin “so leisurely” and “without fatigue”.
