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> Sunlight does seem to correlate with reduced mortality Source? Every article/discussion that shows up here suggests the jury is still out in this as well.
by jader201 3y ago
> Sunlight does seem to correlate with reduced mortality
Source?
Every article/discussion that shows up here suggests the jury is still out in this as well.
- Malic 3y agoTL;DW - The latitude you live at appears to have a correlation with general mortality. https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_weller_could_the_sun_be_good_for_your_heart https://www.ted.com/talks/richard_weller_could_the_sun_be_go...
- slashdev 3y agoI've seen numerous findings that support this. It could just be cherry-picking, so do your own research. - High incidence of MS in northern hemisphere compared to low incidence near the equator. http://www.bandolier.org.uk/booth/neurol/MSgeog.html http://www.bandolier.org.uk/booth/neurol/MSgeog.html - Better outcome for skin cancer patients if diagnosed going into summer vs winter. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/dth.13625 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/dth.13625 There's a decent article on the subject on nih.gov here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2290997/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2290997/ And another by Harvard here: https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/benefits-of-moderate-sun-exposure https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/benef...