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Though we don't endorse excessive amounts of UV exposure (sunburns and melanoma anyone?), a little sun never hurt anyone. So here are your best bets if you are looking to catch up on your Vitamin...
Given these statistics, it seems incredibly unwise to subject oneself to concentrated UV rays on purpose. We don’t go around smearing ourselves with arsenic, do we? But if people won’t stop frequenting tanning salons and turning into lobsters, even when they are aware of the health risks, the best thing is for the government to tighten tanning bed restrictions...
...government to go further and to ban those under 18 from using tanning beds is not only a little ridiculous but also too much of an encroachment of individual rights. People under 18 are already exposed to UV radiation on a daily basis, so banning tanning bed use would be like banning frolicking in the sun for extended periods of time without sunscreen use—a clearly ludicrous idea. To some extent, the absorption of harmful UV rays are a more natural part of our existence on this planet, unlike tobacco and alcohol consumption, so a ban on tanning...
...panel of advisors to the FDA that recommended this potential ban also suggested requiring parental consent forms. This means of restrictions is much more reasonable than a full-out ban. Minors should be able to maintain the right to too much UV radiation exposure, even if they are aware of the cancer risks, as apparently 40 to 60 percent of surveyed teenaged girls did. Let them risk cancer if they must—it’s not like they haven’t been warned...
...deep roots in colonization and slavery, they are both issues with little publicized, problematic health consequences. Many skin-lightening creams contain the chemical hydroquinone, which can lead to cancer, the strong steroid clobetasol propionate, and the poisons mercury and arsenic. Tanning is no better. Even indoor tanning lamps (UV radiation) cause melanoma and squamous cell cancer, not to mention the psychological turmoil of striving for the imagined “ideal” skin color...