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

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279 points petethomas | 1 comments | 19 Sep 25 04:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.248s | source
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ponchel ◴[19 Sep 25 05:44 UTC] No.45298303[source]▶
Who actually thought that getting sunlight was bad ?
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1. ndsipa_pomu ◴[19 Sep 25 13:59 UTC] No.45301766[source]▶
Sunlight has a distinct ageing effect on skin and this is so well known that cosmetic companies can truthfully label their ointments/lotions as "anti-ageing" if they provide some sun protection effect (e.g. SPF level).