• ziltoid101@lemmy.world
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        6 days ago

        10 minutes of sun per day is typically less likely to give you cancer than 0 minutes. Vitamin D (and other compounds involved in the synthesis from cholesterol that you won’t get in supplements) upregulate DNA repair polymerases that protect against carcinogens. Of course after a few minutes the costs of UV exposure outweight this benefit though.

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        6 days ago

        That is a highly myopic, frankly stupid, opinion that isn’t even yours - you’re just repeating things that you heard.

        The deleterious health effects from not getting sun exposure vastly outweigh the potential DNA damage from sun exposure.

      • ᓚᘏᗢ@piefed.social
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        6 days ago

        Yeah but you don’t have to drink alcohol to live.

        Going outside is unavoidable and using sunscreen, long clothing and a hat, protects you from a lot of the radiation damage.

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          6 days ago

          Most outdoor activities are avoidable. Avoiding those activities entirely is safer than wearing protection.

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              6 days ago

              To each their own.

              Personally, I don’t mind sitting outside in the sun. It’s a good place to have a beer.

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          6 days ago

          You could certainly try to keep your sunlight exposure to a bare minimum.

          Or you can just weigh the inherent risks of doing things you enjoy.