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Correction. More sun exposure is CORRELATED with being less likely do die. I don't think there's a single causal connection in this article.
by LarsDu88 4mo ago
Correction. More sun exposure is CORRELATED with being less likely do die. I don't think there's a single causal connection in this article.
- lucisferre 4mo agoYou are technically correct. The best kind of correct.
- thayne 4mo ago> Sure enough, when he exposed volunteers to the equivalent of 30 minutes of summer sunlight without sunscreen, their nitric oxide levels went up and their blood pressure went down. That is a causal connection.
- d1sxeyes 4mo agoSorry for challenging here, I don’t remember the actual study being linked, and it seems I’m now paywalled and can’t check myself: did he do the same experiment with folks wearing sunscreen? Did he control for relaxation effects? I’d expect both blood pressure to go down and nitric oxide to go up as folks relax, e.g. in a sunny garden or on a tanning bed. Not sure the “causal connection” is fully established.
- LarsDu88 3mo agoNO2 and blood pressure is not the same as death