News Archive for April, 2010

Essay: There’s no causal link between sunbed-use and cancer, so why are politicians clamping down on teens tanning?

By Patrick Basham and John Luik
Published in www.spiked-online.com

Editor’s Note: Patrick Basham and John Luik of the Democracy Institute penned the …

An Iranian police chief this week upped the ante on ridiculous dermatology matra, promising to arrest women who have suntans — a sign that they have violated the Iranian view of Islamic law by not being clothed from head to …

Vitamin D Council founder Dr. John Cannell has been promoting sun exposure as the best source of vitamin D and slamming those in the cosmetics industry who have over-sold sun protection products — including a recent 1 hour radio interview.…

“Excessive (sun) avoidance and UV screening is a danger because it does not allow a tan, nature’s own sun block, to develop and as a result exposure is likely to cause sun-burn. The dogma, now fossilised in print, is that …

Real Simple magazine proved that it doesn’t understand vitamin D at all in its recent article, “Easy Does It: Making Sense of Moderation” in which the magazine urged its readers not to get vitamin D from the sun.

“Sunlight helps …

Tanning facility operators are overwhelmingly convinced that indoor tanning facilities teach the correct usage of chemical sunscreens better than dermatologists, a SmartTan.com poll conducted in April showed.

According to the poll, 88 percent of tanning facility owners felt their tanning …

“We need the sun in moderation, too — for sun exposure is our best source of vitamin D. It’s a well-documented fact that sunlight is necessary for human survival but we’ve been brainwashed into thinking that any exposure to sunlight …

In light of Tuesday’s media reports stating that tanning is an addictive behavior like smoking or drinking,Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy writes the following response:

These articles miss the point and, perhaps most importantly, cheapen the legitimacy of concern …