Did People Used to Look Older? • Hacker News Board

Re: Did People Used to Look Older?

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Post by bluefirebrand » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 3:29 PM UTC

e9 wrote: post #27

bluefirebrand wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are some people less likely to develop skin cancer? Because no thanks on that. I'll keep wearing the sunscreen.

Sunscreens are a recent development in human history. Yes we do have worse ozone layer and more UV gets to us but we also eat like shit. Antioxidants are the original sunscreen and protector from sunburns and skin cancer. If you don't have sunscreen or allergic to it then make sure you consume antioxidants in form of fruits/vegetables/supplements and hydrate with water regularly when you go out.

Also people used to just die of skin cancer and they called it "boils" or "witchcraft" or something.

Let's not pretend it never existed just because people historically didn't know what it was or how to document it.

Re: Did People Used to Look Older?

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Post by BenjiWiebe » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 5:59 PM UTC

CommanderData wrote: post #24

jimmygrapes wrote: post #18

As far as my own experiences go, it mostly comes down to fat. That slight (or less slight, for many) fattiness in the face evokes a sense of softness that we seem to interpret as younger. If this is offset by decent skincare and less sun wrinkles, it makes people seem a little younger than their sharp-featured peers. When you add in some of the cultural aspects of overall appearance and behavior, it gets even strange…

Yes I've noticed this too. Too much fat and you tip the scale, it needs to be well distributed too. Younger people has smoother and better skin and well distributed fat, I think we begin to deposit fat around our faces in areas that make us look old. Interesting to know if fasting causes you to age faster because of the loss of fat around your face.

Multiple family/community members did comment on another community lady who went on a very strict diet.

She lost quite a bit of weight, leading to get skin looking "loose".

People were commenting on how much older she looked.

Re: Did People Used to Look Older?

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Post by mensetmanusman » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 7:34 PM UTC

eurasiantiger wrote: post #28

mensetmanusman wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry, meant to post the connections people are researching between vitamin-D deficiency and obesity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5691711/

Surprise: normal-weight people spend time sunbathing, while obese people do not. This is a great example of why correlation does not imply causation.

Note that there are few ethical ways to prove single variable causation over long times in human studies :)

Re: Did People Used to Look Older?

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Post by kaesar14 » Tue, Jul 12, 2022, 10:37 PM UTC

bluefirebrand wrote: post #26

kaesar14 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This comment didn't deserve all these downvotes, the majority of human beings on the planet likely do not need sunscreen and benefit from more sun exposure.

Are some people less likely to develop skin cancer? Because no thanks on that. I'll keep wearing the sunscreen.

Yes, anyone with non-white skin.