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Sun Exposure Public Health Directives

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  • David G. Hoel

    (Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA)

  • Frank R. De Gruijl

    (Department of Dermatology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands)

Abstract

There have been many public health recommendations for avoiding UV radiation exposures. This is primarily due to concerns about skin cancer and especially melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer. However, UV radiation is also known as the primary source of vitamin D and other compounds needed for good health. This brief commentary lists several of the many important recent studies of adverse health effects associated with low sun exposure, including some specific cancers, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, autism, Alzheimer’s disease, and age-related macular degeneration. Our conclusion is that non-burning UV exposure is a health benefit and—in moderation—should be recommended as such.

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  • David G. Hoel & Frank R. De Gruijl, 2018. "Sun Exposure Public Health Directives," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 15(12), pages 1-5, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:15:y:2018:i:12:p:2794-:d:189226
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    1. Toshiaki Nakano & Kuei-Chen Chiang & Chien-Chih Chen & Po-Jung Chen & Chia-Yun Lai & Li-Wen Hsu & Naoya Ohmori & Takeshi Goto & Chao-Long Chen & Shigeru Goto, 2021. "Sunlight Exposure and Phototherapy: Perspectives for Healthy Aging in an Era of COVID-19," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(20), pages 1-16, October.

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