Comments on: Sunbathing Actually Fights Cancer

By: Robert Geczi

Robert Geczi — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:21:49 +0000

Everything in moderation is the key. I think what is giving suntanning a bad name are those people that really overdo it. The ones that after coming back from the beach, maybe pass out for a bit, then later in the night, they see that their skin is “baked”. Then go to the hospital or later in life find out they have a skin disease or whatever.

If you do it in moderation, which is the key for most, if not all things in life, you should be fine. After all, who are the ones getting burned the most? It’s the pasties. ;) The darker people have more of a “shield” to the sun. Put two and two together, not rocket science at all.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 10:20:41 +0000

Vitamin D is very essential for the skin and body. I agree a deficiency of sunlight can cause a lot of skin diseases too. It is very bad for hair also to not get sunlight. The texture of hair and skin changes in the absence of proper sunbathing or exposure to sunlight.

By: amz

amz — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:38:08 +0000

i dunno whether 2 believe this

By: Jimbo

Jimbo — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:10:05 +0000

Interesting and intriguing…

I’m a cancer “insect” (to borrow your favorite quote), and “60-per-cent reduction in cancer incidence” by any single measure does sound “too good to be true.”

Please let me know if the study gets published. I’d like to read it myself.

By: The Man

The Man — Wed, 02 May 2007 07:15:33 +0000

Yeah, I can’t claim to have a preference between tanned or not either. Actually I don’t really pay attention to that unless it is really extreme – in which case I’m usually not attracted.

It’s interesting though that doctors keep telling people to basically avoid all sun exposure altogether, and now we’re hearing that this might cause more problems than it solves.

I’m sure my sister-in-law (the doctor) or my soon to be sister-in-law (the other doctor) will be chiming in shortly to let us all know the real scoop! :-) And yes… we’re going to be overflowing with doctors in the family soon…

John

By: skh.pcola

skh.pcola — Wed, 02 May 2007 03:38:50 +0000

Hum. I’ve lived in Florida all of my life, and while sunlight is apparently important to vitamin D synthesis, it makes older chicks shrivel up. Old guys don’t shrivel up because they get rotund, portly, and outright fat.

Both extremes appeal to me…pale and well-tanned.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Tue, 01 May 2007 06:00:08 +0000

I say just use the Lewis Black method: Crisco instead of sunscreen. “When you start to sizzle… you move your ass”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwsJm1UEj1g