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Re:Hacking the Brain by cpncrunch on Sunday September 22, 2019 @10:08PM (#21045397)
Sunlight increases the incidence of melanoma, but reduces mortality:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15687362

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Re:Hacking the Brain by taneq on Monday September 23, 2019 @08:39PM (#21055341)
Interesting. Here in Australia we've had a decades-long campaign to reduce sun exposure as much as possible due to a wave of skin cancers in the '80s and '90s. It's been arguably too successful and now other health issues have become prevalent (eg. vitamin D deficiency) due to too little sun exposure.

Humans evolved while being baked in the sun, it'd be surprising if eliminating sunlight almost completely didn't come with some downsides.

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Re:Hacking the Brain by to1y on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @03:09AM (#21057332)
That's probably due to a healthier lifestyle.
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Re:Hacking the Brain by cpncrunch on Tuesday September 24, 2019 @09:44AM (#21060043)
Other studies have adjusted for the effects of BMI and exercise levels, and sun exposure is still significantly inversely associated with all cause mortality:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joim.12251

Over a period of 20 years, you will double your risk of dying if you avoid sun exposure.

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