Sun Exposure Health Debate

You may be forgetting that the sun causes cancer[0].0: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-canc...

There is almost certainly something to this. Sun exposure is dangerous.

>more sunPls no. Skin cancer is no joke.

so active people of color in environments with sunlight wouldn't have this effect?like countries closer to the equator

You are likely hurting yourself a lot more by avoiding the sun.

I find it’s actually pretty good to compare it to sun protection. Kids used to run around in the sun without sunscreen, still can in some places/times to a certain amount… but we collectively sort of realised the risks and so most people (at least in Australia) use sunscreen to avoid the easiest cancer to avoid, Melanoma. There are people who have a natural immunity of sorts due to darker skin and melanin concentrations, there are people that deliberately expose themselves for perceived ben

Even if you have fair skin, there is no significant cancer risk from 10 minutes of daily sun exposure. (The exception would be some very rare genetic disorders which cause rapid development of cancers.) But sun exposure alone might not produce the recommend vitamin D levels for some people, especially those living nearer to the poles.

Staying out of the sun has significant downsides.

Doesn’t sound like a good idea to forego the sunscreen…

Surely fair skin Helps absorb vitamin D? Do I have it backward?