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Sunlight increases the incidence of melanoma, but reduces mortality: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15687362 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15687362
by cpncrunch 7y ago
Sunlight increases the incidence of melanoma, but reduces mortality:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15687362 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15687362
- taneq 7y agoInteresting. Here in Australia we've had a decades-long campaign to reduce sun exposure as much as possible due to a wave of skin cancers in the '80s and '90s. It's been arguably too successful and now other health issues have become prevalent (eg. vitamin D deficiency) due to too little sun exposure. Humans evolved while being baked in the sun, it'd be surprising if eliminating sunlight almost completely didn't come with some downsides.
- to1y 7y agoThat's probably due to a healthier lifestyle.
- cpncrunch 7y agoOther studies have adjusted for the effects of BMI and exercise levels, and sun exposure is still significantly inversely associated with all cause mortality: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joim.12251 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joim.12251 Over a period of 20 years, you will double your risk of dying if you avoid sun exposure.