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by Researchers have found that sunlight may have a beneficial impact with regards to melanoma and non-Hodgkins lymphoma. You may be asking yourself, 'How can that be? Sunlight is one of only 60 agents recognized by the World Health Organization as a human carcinogen!' Some experts believe the benefit may not be from sunlight itself but from its role in vitamin D synthesis. The vitamin D link may explain the observed increase in melanoma survival rates paralleling the incidence of the disease. A second study concluded that people exposed to UV radiation through sunbathing and sunburns have a reduced risk of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
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The Big Picture by markmcb :: NR7 :: on 02 May 2005
A second study concluded that people exposed to UV radiation through sunbathing and sunburns have a reduced risk of non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
While interesting, this seems misleading. Are you (or the study) saying that it is beneficial to one's health to get sunburns? This just sounds like the "I don't want to quit smoking because I'll gain weight" type of conclusion. While it's true that cigarettes increase your heart rate and help you burn calories, your premature death due to lung cancer probably isn't worth the extra pounds. I just wonder if this is the same sort of reasoning.
While this may be the "bright side" of sunshine, I think a question that must be considered is do the benefits outweight the negatives of exposure to sunlight?