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The health benefits of sunlight may outweigh the risk of skin cancer

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279 points petethomas | 3 comments | 19 Sep 25 04:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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calebm ◴[19 Sep 25 06:12 UTC] No.45298453[source]▶
I am very white, but getting sun feels very healthy for my skin. Obviously I don't want to get burned bad, but good sun exposure helps my skin feel softer and less inflamed. My grandfather also spent most of his days out in the sun gardening, and my mom was just commenting a few months ago about how surprisingly smooth his skin is (and he's 92).
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1. avian ◴[19 Sep 25 06:49 UTC] No.45298641[source]▶
Recently I've received an email from my eye specialist addressed to all her patients urging people not to look at the sun. At the same time I've also seen a similar public warning published in local media.

Apparently there has been an sharp rise in people coming in with retinal damage from staring at the sun. They didn't go into details why someone would do that, but reading this on HN I can start to guess.

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2. codr7 ◴[19 Sep 25 06:59 UTC] No.45298695[source]▶
Until I see some definite proof, I'm going to put this in the FUD box.

There's seems to be a concerted effort at making people afraid of the sun. My guess is because the sun fixes a lot of problems, and problems mean profit.

Seriously, take a step back. If spending time in / looking at the sun was dangerous we wouldn't be here.

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3. mikestew ◴[19 Sep 25 18:26 UTC] No.45304818[source]▶
My guess is because the sun fixes a lot of problems, and problems mean profit.

And there ya go, the rallying cry of every conspiracy theorist: "They don't want you to know, because money!"

Seriously, take a step back.

Yeah, seriously.