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Too much sun exposure is definitely bad, because it increases likelihood of skin cancer. Moderation is the key.

• lurking15 2y ago
  except the reality for the vast number of people isn't about needing to moderate, it's about getting outside period, instead of glued to their devices inside you can look at the epidemic of myopia as a related indicator that kids especially are not outside enough so this whole safetyism nagging about melanoma is ridiculous when they can just go to regular dermatologist screenings and avoid sunburns
• bigfryo 2y ago
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• Dove 2y ago
  Well, the conclusion of this study appears to be that it doesn't. Or rather, if I'm reading this right, they're saying the increase in deaths due to skin cancer is just a statistical artifact: more women in the sun exposure group died of skin cancer, not necessarily because the sun caused the skin cancer, but because the women who stayed indoors died of cardiovascular disease instead. My favorite quip regarding this statistical effect is the observation that the cyanide diet is very effective at reducing deaths due to cardiovascular disease (cyanide kills you much faster, so winds up hogging all the credit). To avoid the mistake, insist on seeing all cause mortality numbers.