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ocpagu

(1,954 posts)
2. Maybe it should be.
Thu Jun 13, 2013, 03:10 PM
Jun 2013
Sunbathing can help prevent more than 25 chronic diseases and save billions

"The health of people in Britain is being put at risk by official policy that discourages sunbathing and promotes use of sunblock products. The cost of disease caused by insufficient exposure to sunlight and consequent deficiency of vitamin D is estimated to be billions of pounds per year in Britain.

Government advice to “cover up, keep in the shade…and use factor 15 plus sunscreen”* is based on outdated information, mistaken interpretation of evidence and guesswork. It ignores evidence showing that insufficient vitamin D is closely associated with, and almost certainly is a cause of, dozens of chronic diseases including 16 different types of cancers, several nervous system diseases including schizophrenia and multiple sclerosis, diabetes, raised blood pressure, polycystic ovary disease, menstrual problems, infertility, infections and dental decay. "

Read more:
http://www.healthresearchforum.org.uk/sunbathing.html

Don't see anything wrong with Ecuador's demand. Even prisoners have the right to sunbathe. In Brazil, they enjoy two hours of sunbathe per day.

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Sunbathing is a fundamental human right? Agnosticsherbet Jun 2013 #1
Maybe it should be. ocpagu Jun 2013 #2
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