UK newspapers are reporting on a dangerous health trend promoted by some influencers on social networks, who have launched a serious campaign against the use of sun protection creams, on the grounds that they would interfere with the process synthesis of vitamin D in the body. In addition, they encourage excessive sun exposure, saying that it can treat acne-prone skin. Experts quickly answer: “This is not how acne is treated!” They also discuss the dangers of excessive and unprotected exposure to the sun.
Currently, treatments are much more effective and safer to treat acne and other skin conditions than exposure to the sun, which has risks: it leads to premature aging of the skin and the appearance of cancer, draw the attention of dermatologists. The possibility of skin cancer is even doubled in the case of those who had more than 5 episodes of skin burns during their life caused by excessive exposure to the sun, warn the experts of the British Dermatology Foundation, which was cited by a newspaper the Daily Mail.
The supposed benefits of these influencers must be related to the relaxed state that people feel when sitting on the beach and the anti-inflammatory effect that at ultraviolet radiation to some extent.
But sunburn and even simple skin tanning cause DNA changes in the epidermal cells. The appearance of these changes stimulates the synthesis of melanin, the pigment that determines skin color (bleaching) and plays an important role in protection against the effects of solar radiation. However, it is very difficult to monitor the amount of solar radiation that we can expose ourselves to without risk, that is why it is recommended to use a sun protection cream. And even if tanned skin is often considered a measure of beauty, it would be nice to think that it also reflects how the sun’s influence has affected the skin: the darker the tan, the the more it means. that the body has produced more melanin in an attempt to prevent the mutations caused by solar radiation in the skin cells and, suddenly, the risk of cancer, which increases even more in the case of sunburn.
Dermatologists dispute the scientific arguments of those who claim that sunscreen lotions prevent the body from producing vitamin D, a process in which exposure to the sun There are studies that have shown that sunglasses do not prevent the synthesis of this vitamin so important for bone health and immunity, and that preventing sunburn is essential for skin health.
The best time to be exposed to the sun to ensure that our body needs vitamin D varies from person to person. According to the experts of the British Dermatology Foundation, in the case of people with light skin, it is enough to be exposed to the sun for 10-15 minutes a day, and in the case of people with darker skin, 25-40 minutes are needed every day.
Most people can ensure that this requirement is from being exposed to the sun, but also through a balanced diet. Foods such as fatty fish, red meat, egg yolks and grains are the best sources of vitamin D. (IN)
2024-08-07 16:23:52
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