RFK Jr. clears path for minors to use tanning beds, much to dermatologist dismay

replwoacause•about 3 hours ago

That's because RFK Jr's dermatologist sees him walk in and starts shopping for a lake house. The man is walking melanoma.

georgemcbay•about 2 hours ago

> The man is walking melanoma.

Nothing a few pounds of ivermectin can't fix.

PyWoody•about 2 hours ago

Best I can do is some sewage runoff.

LocalH•about 1 hour ago

Can I interest you in a nice brain worm?

butterknife•about 3 hours ago

Let's bring this back!

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/8iflwh/c...

ktallett•about 2 hours ago

God! This is only going to make the parents of pageant kids even more horrifying. Not only do you dress your child up like a street walker, but you will also give them skin cancer as well.

amavect•about 3 hours ago

I think the increased UVA poses the most risk of damage. I don't know of any metabolic use for UVA. As the article notes, tanning beds have a far worse UVB:UVA ratio than sunlight.

Because UVB scatters more than UVA (Rayleigh scattering), shade increases the UVB:UVA ratio from 1:1 to about 0.52:0.35 under a shade umbrella, or 0.53:0.37 under a tree. See Table 1 (paywalled, sorry) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.04.039

of course, most that go to a tanning booth care more about looks than health

theendisney•about 3 hours ago

I like vitamine D. The salmon is full of mercury, the hemp is criminalized, there is either not enough sun, to much, we dont have time or we have reduced capacity to produce. 50% has a deficiency and many can probably use more than the bare minimum.

UVB shouldnt just be legal, it should be mandatory.

malcolmgreaves•about 3 hours ago

About 5 minutes of sunlight exposure is the maximum amount you can absorb and use to make vitimin D. Everything after that point is harmful radiation.

amavect•about 2 hours ago

Mostly right, but only for light skin (and depends on the month and the latitude) (Table 1, Table 3). Dark skin usually needs 10-15 minutes (Table 2), and even 20 minutes for the darkest skin (Table 4). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16101489

kaikai•about 2 hours ago

I read the summary thoroughly and scanned the rest, and I don’t think the paper supports the grandparent comment.

The paper says you can produce enough vitamin d to maintain healthy levels from a specific amount of sunlight per day, depending on latitude and skin color.

The original comment suggests that there’s some (very short!) limit beyond which the body is unable to produce more vitamin d, which is very different. I’d be very curious to see sources for that.

solid_fuel•about 1 hour ago

Don't bother quoting facts to these guys. We're being governed by people who make decisions based on their feelings, not material reality.

RFK Jr. clears path for minors to use tanning beds, much to dermatologist dismay

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