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Wouldn’t this be very obvious in certain Asian countries (Japan, South Korea, and China)? Being pale skin is extremely culturally coveted since it’s seen as bea
by syntaxing 4y ago
Wouldn’t this be very obvious in certain Asian countries (Japan, South Korea, and China)? Being pale skin is extremely culturally coveted since it’s seen as beauty (also pale skins means you don’t work on the farms so historically speaking, pale skin is like being fat in the medieval times). However, anecdotally I have not noticed any of the stated benefits of “sun exposure” in those countries.
- maximus-decimus 4y agoLack of sun exposure is allegedly the reason Japanese kids get myopia, so they don't seem to get much sun exposure at all.
- syntaxing 4y agoLack of sun exposure or lack of “large environments” where your eye can focus further distances? While they’re extremely hard to separate in real life, it’s different from what the article is suggesting.
- bbojan 4y agoSun exposure. See e.g. https://www.aao.org/editors-choice/sunlight-exposure-reduces-myopia-in-children https://www.aao.org/editors-choice/sunlight-exposure-reduces...
- LodeOfCode 4y ago>study examined the effect of a school-based program encouraging outdoor activities on myopia. "Outdoor activities" is a terrible way to differentiate between sun exposure and large environments