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There's some data to speculate that chronic non-burning levels of sun exposure is protective against melanoma while acute burning exposure is inductive. Until t

• rogeryu 11y ago
  This is exactly what I mean. Burning is not good, never. It damages the skin and that can cause cancer. Getting 1 MED of sun / UVB a week is however OK it seems. What 1 MED is for you depends on where you live, what time of the year it is, and what skintype you have. If you take a sunbath of one hour in New York in July, and the next day your skin if mildly rose but not burnt, than 1 MED = 1 hour of sun for you, under those circumstances. Then you can divide that into two or three parts spread out over the week. So for 1 hour, you can sit in the sun for 20 minutes three times a week. That will give you enough vitamin D without causing nonmelanoma skin cancer. In Mexico the sun is brighter, so that would shorten your 1 MED period. In november in NY the sun is less bright, so that would make it longer and probably even harmless.
  • erkkie 11y ago
    Yes, absolutely, also of note is that it's not just only vitamin d that is good for you but nitric oxide related effects as well: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24445737 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24445737 (ted talk about this topic: https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_weller_could_the_sun_be_good_for_your_heart?language=en https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_weller_could_the_sun_be_go...)