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Unexpected benefits of sun exposure on skin

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Re: Unexpected benefits of sun exposure on skin

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I've always been skeptical of dermatologist insistence that sun exposure is unequivocally bad. It never made sense. If human health and lifespan were so negatively affected by sunlight, we would all be covered in fur, or everyone would be as dark skinned as populations living near the equator. Like everything else in life, "moderation in all things" is the best rule to follow. If you spend your life getting deep dark…

> If human health and lifespan were so negatively affected by sunlight, we would all be covered in fur or dark skinned Evolution doesn't work like that, as long as you procreate you may die at 40 or 120 and genes would not care. Probably a lot more important to get vitamin d from the sun by reducing skin pigmentation when you live near the poles (getting stronger bones and muscles) than slightly reducing your chances…

> Evolution doesn't work like that, as long as you procreate you may die at 40 or 120 and genes would not care.

evolution doesn’t work like this, either: lifespan can well be selected for on grounds of communal care/ altruism.

Re: Unexpected benefits of sun exposure on skin

#102
post #84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A lot of the "sunscreen inside" people are those trying to maximize their visible skin health and beauty. If you don't care about your physical looks, as least above all else, I imagine the trade off to getting regular direct sunlight is well worth it. But it is fairly intuitive that sunlight's ultraviolet radiation at any strength is going to degrade your skin over long periods of time.

Could you link to studies backing up your claim about 'visible skin health and beauty'?. I have searched for these a lot, but I cannot find thorough literature study type of research about this. Except for the 'sitting in office all year and then sit in the sun for two weeks straight and get 14 sun burns is not good, so you should use sunscreen' message, which is not very helpful and could conclude also that one 'sho…

There are also all these UV photos showing hidden sun damage. Example: https://www.aad.org/public/everyday-care/sun-protection/sun-...
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