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Re:Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and uns... by raverbashing on Sunday May 22, 2022 @03:50PM (#31472027)
I'll go with "the sun is a deadly laser". I'll suggest anyone that disbelieves that to spend some 30min into a moderate/high UV intensity day outside without sunscreen. Especially around midday.

Sure, don't avoid the sun completely, but don't play with it

It's true that sunlight increases Vit D and Nitric Oxide, other claims are much feeble and holy mother of selection bias to claim all that is due to the sun!

Re:Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and uns... by throwaway202022 on Sunday May 22, 2022 @04:06PM (#31472204)
> I'll suggest anyone that disbelieves that to spend some 30min into a moderate/high UV intensity day outside without sunscreen. Especially around midday.

30 minutes? I did that today for two hours. My arms, legs, face, and neck were all exposed without sunscreen, and I didn't burn at all. It all depends on your skin type.

Re:Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and uns... by smt88 on Sunday May 22, 2022 @06:14PM (#31473338)
> I'll suggest anyone that disbelieves that to spend some 30min...

I do this daily for up to 6 hrs on the weekend. I have never had a sunburn.

You seem to have assumed all humans are light-skinned, which is something the article warns about right at the top.

Re:Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and uns... by raverbashing on Sunday May 22, 2022 @10:24PM (#31474796)
No, and in fact you're assuming I might be.

I stand by my comment and if you do have darker skin you can adjust that time for your case

Re:Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and uns... by smt88 on Monday May 23, 2022 @12:06AM (#31475251)
> you're assuming I might be

I don't know what you think "assuming" means. I'm not assuming it. You said anyone should spend 30 min in the sun and see how badly it hurts them.

I can spend an entire day in the sun without being sunburned.

> if you do have darker skin you can adjust that time for your case

This further proves that light skin was a vital premise of your claim (which is false).

Re:Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and uns... by Karsteski on Monday May 23, 2022 @07:35AM (#31477706)
I'm black, from the Caribbean and now I live in Canada. I've never been sunburnt, despite spending all day in the sun, sleeping in plain sunlight without sunscreen etc. I only ever started wearing sunscreen (30 spf) on my face during University in Canada a few years ago, in my early twenties.

Your generalization necessarily can't apply to all skin types

Re:Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and uns... by 0xcde4c3db on Sunday May 22, 2022 @09:22PM (#31474454)
> "the sun is a deadly laser"

For today's lucky 10,000:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuCn8ux2gbs

Re:Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and uns... by easrng on Sunday May 22, 2022 @04:11PM (#31472254)
Not anymore, there's a blanket.