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UV too. So basically direct exposure to Sun light should be avoided. edit: UV do cause DNA damage, so following the same logic, no amount of Sun light can be
by peoplefromibiza 4y ago
UV too.
So basically direct exposure to Sun light should be avoided.
edit: UV do cause DNA damage, so following the same logic, no amount of Sun light can be considered safe. Which is true, but the effects are usually negligible, so, as usual, common sense is your best friend.
- schwartzworld 4y agoAsk any dermatologist and they'll absolutely tell you to protect yourself from the sun.
- peoplefromibiza 4y agoSolar radiation is group 1 carcinogen Literally the light from the Sun is in the same group of tobacco and asbestos So unless you live in a cave, you're exposed to it constantly. Paracelsus knew it already a long time ago: dosis sola facit venenum (only the dose makes the poison)
- schwartzworld 4y agoDose does make the poison, and factors like sunscreen, long sleeve shirts, avoiding being out when the sun is high, all affect your dose. Pretty much everybody in my family wears hats and long sleeve shirts to the beach because we have a family history of skin cancer
- peoplefromibiza 4y ago> pretty much everybody in my family wears hats and long sleeve shirts to the beach the sun shines even when you are not at the beach though. So you accept some of the risks involved, but get some precautions, because it's not smart to risk without any benefit. People do the same thing with alcoholic beverages, they drink them, but they are not trying to kill themselves when they do it, usually. So, for example, it they have to drive, they do not drink. If they are good, they stop drinking. They do not, in other words, abuse of it. because people take care of themselves, there's no kind A people who live and prosper and kind B who are suicidal and do not care at all. We are all mostly self preserving animals. Also, risk of cancer before and after the 40s, it's a completely different beast. We can safely say that at 19 the risk of getting a cancer on average is almost zero. So age plays a big role too, much bigger than people imagine.
- schwartzworld 4y ago> the sun shines even when you are not at the beach though. Does it help that I also wear long sleeves everywhere else too?
- lo_zamoyski 4y agoDéformation professionnelle.
- mharig 4y agoOnly the stupid ones. UV light is essential to produce 'Vitamin' D. It's a tradeoff.
- nemo44x 4y agoWindows and doors should come with cancer warnings.
- lo_zamoyski 4y agoWe need sun light for our health (vitamin D synthesis, for example).
- peoplefromibiza 4y agothat doesn't make it less carcinogen. some studies have concluded that Regular moderate drinkers are less likely to get kidney stones -- 41% less likely for those who drink beer, 33% for wine drinkers Alcohol consumption is associated with reduced risk of Type 2 diabetes and autoimmune diabetes in adults: results from the Nord-Trøndelag health study (one of the leading causes of death in USA, for example) It's not black and white, we can't keep going to "war" with stuff, like the "war on drugs", it's not smart. Absolutism is the enemy of good reasoning. There are many other factors involved in people drinking or eating things that aren't completely safe long term, it doesn't mean people are suicidal, it means people like to enjoy good things in life even though some of them are not completely risk free. Going on a hike is not risk free, no amount of hiking has zero risks associated with it. Hell, the fireplace emits carcinogens similar to those found in tobacco and burnt pizza crust is associated to higher risk of getting cancer! So let's not be hysterical.