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Modern people barely spend time outside compared to the Romans. No wonder we're getting sunburnt when we finally go out in peak summer. If you spend most of you
by meindnoch 4y ago
Modern people barely spend time outside compared to the Romans. No wonder we're getting sunburnt when we finally go out in peak summer. If you spend most of your time outside year round, you'll develop a natural deep tan which offers considerable protection from the sun.
- waboremo 4y agoWhy risk melanoma for a little bit of "natural protection" when sun screen exists?
- robocat 4y agoAFAIK the biggest risk of melanoma occurs from sunburn. I would guess a protective tan from regular sunlight is probably healthy overall (depending on how you get your tan: confounding benefits and risks for any activity would drown out signal?). Lifestyle risks trump melanoma risks.
- meindnoch 4y agoChronic sun exposure affects the skin differently than intermittent:https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Differential-dependence-of-melanoma-subgroups-on-sun-exposure-and-types-of-gene_fig1_331818745 https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Differential-dependence-... If you stay indoors 95% of your time, then yes, by all means, use as much sunscreen as you can. If you spend most of your time outside your whole life, your skin is already conditioned to deal with UV damage. Otherwise we would have gone extinct due to skin cancer, aren't we?
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