The study demonstrates that sun exposure is statistically significant in reduced mortality.
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I'm just saying that the study you quoted was done on women in Sweden.
If you are of fair complexion living near the equator you can't just spend all day in the sun or you will burn and eventually get skin cancer from all those burns. And if you are a dark-skinned person living near the poles.. um.. you're gonna die young from lack of sun exposure.
Dermatologists had FAR too much influence and got people to believe "every UV ray causes harm" which is nuts.
You should get moderate exposure. Don't burn. But don't wear sunscreen unless you need it to prevent burning. I almost never wear sunscreen, I hate the feel of the stuff, and I'm not usually out long enough to burn.
A study on human sun exposure is relevant no matter the sex. Caveat being higher melanin concentration will need more sun but that does fit with the study’s conclusion.
I didn’t advocate for burning. Everyone knows that’s bad, and the body tells you so by burning. But healthy sun exposure even for fair skinned people is critical for optimal health and will lead a reduction in mortality.
No need for sunscreen or to cover up every time you’re in the sun. If you’re reaching the point of a burn, of course, protect yourself (not w sunscreen). But otherwise, no burn, carry on as our ancestors did.
I can see you get it.
When I saw that study and people using it to say you should get sun all day because it's only good I only had to look through my window for one second to decide it was useless.
Go to any sun deprived country and you’ll see a bunch of sick grey metabolically deranged zombies gimping around. Go somewhere with good year round UV and a population that isn’t scared of the sun and you’ll see substantially healthier and happier populations.
Sun exposure linked to positive human health outcomes is very obviously a correct theory and there is amole evidence (anecdotal and RCT) to demonstrate this ☀️
That's why the best, richest, happiest countries are those closer to the equator where the sun is stronger, such as Congo, Rwanda, Uganda, Indonesia, Colombia and Brazil.
Yay Congo
Cherry picking. You’re also attempting to reduce depression to a single factor when it’s multi-factorial.
Nonetheless, this depression per capita heat map actually tracks fairly well with equator proximity 😂☀️despite the fact that socioeconomic opportunity and diet play major roles in depression. 