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Tanning can have health benefits

Abstract:
In the last 10 years, the only hype we as a society have heard about ultraviolet light are the negative aspects from so-called dermatologists and other doctors. Although there are downsides to overexposure, the only negative information you need to know is that UV light may cause skin cancer....

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Buddy R

posted 9/15/08 @ 12:53 PM CST

The only way to get Vitamin D is to get more sunlight? Hmmm...I guess Vitamin D milk does not really contain Vitamin D?
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DJ

posted 9/16/08 @ 5:04 PM CST

Originally posted by

Buddy R

 The only way to get Vitamin D is to get more sunlight? Hmmm...I guess Vitamin D milk does not really contain Vitamin D?


^^ haha that's great. Seriously though there are other ways to get Vitamin D besides exposure to sun. Other ways include eating certain types of seafood, or drinking milk with vitamin d (like the guy before me said). Another way is to take vitamin-D supplements.

And you really don't need to be exposed to sunlight too long to get the benefits...about 15 minutes or so should do the trick, so how about just take a walk outside and get a little exercise too instead of just lying down in a tanning bed? Just saying...
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Barry Dekis

posted 9/18/08 @ 11:50 PM CST

hmm, just a few days after this was printed a study was released indicating otherwise...
http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/notanisasafetan.html
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