(13-04-12) Study confirms benefits of tanning, sun exposure for the production of health-promoting vitamin D

by Ethan A. Huff, staff writer

(NaturalNews) Exposing your unprotected skin to natural sunlight and even
using a tanning bed are not necessarily the highly dangerous, cancer promoting
activities that many in the government and media would have you believe they
are.

A new study out of Oslo University Hospital (OUH) in Norway confirms what we
here at NaturalNews have been saying for a long time -- regular exposure to
moderate levels of sunlight promotes good health through the healthy production
of vitamin D in the body.

Johan Moan, a scientist and researcher from the Department of Radiation
Biology at OUH's Institute for Cancer Research found that the benefits derived
from exposure to vitamin D-producing UV rays far outweigh the miniscule risk of
developing cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM). In fact, it is primarily
overexposure in the form of sunburns that is responsible for UV-related cancer
risk.

"Sun exposure is commonly supposed to be the main cause of cutaneous malignant
melanoma (CMM) in most populations. However, the matter is disputed," said Moan
and his research team in conjunction with their findings.

"It can be estimated that increased sun exposure to the Norwegian population
might at worst result in 200-300 more CMM deaths per year, but it would elevate
the vitamin D status by about 25 nmol/l (nanomoles per liter) and might result
in 4,000 fewer internal cancers and about 3,000 fewer cancer deaths overall."

But the risk of getting skin cancer from exposing skin to natural sunlight or
a tanning bed, might even be less than that. Ivan Oransky, editor of Reuters
Health and treasurer of the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ),
wrote last year in a blog that the actual risk of getting skin cancer from
using a tanning bed is about 0.2 percent, and this risk likely only includes
those that overexpose themselves (http://www.naturalnews.
com/029895_skin_cancer_tanning_beds.html).

Russian health authorities also recognize the benefits of tanning beds, as
they last year installed tanning beds in Russian prisons to help improve inmate
health (http://www.naturalnews.com/030416_tanning_beds_prisoners.html).

Vitamin D deficiency is linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, endocrine
dysfunction, infections, autoimmune disorders, kidney problems, neurological
disease, respiratory illness, skin problems, and cancer, among other things
(http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/health-conditions/).

Sources for this article include:

http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/sunbed-cancer-risk-may-be-worth-it-study...

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