Fake-Bake Fallacies

Myth 2: UVIT Provides a Base Tan that Protects Against Natural Sunburn Examine any tabloid magazine cover, prom/homecoming picture, or wedding photograph, and you are likely to see an abundance of unnaturally bronzed skin. Because Americans perceive tan skin as beautiful skin.11 Research suggests Am...

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Published inSkeptic (Altadena, Calif.) Vol. 20; no. 4; p. 8
Main Authors Becirevic, Amel, Reed, Derek D
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Altadena Millennium Press, Inc 01.10.2015
Subjects
Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Behavioral Sciences
Cancer
Evidence
Mental Disorders
Mythology
Periodicals
Skin cancer
Studies
Ultraviolet radiation
Vitamin D
Young Children
New York
United States > US
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Summary:Myth 2: UVIT Provides a Base Tan that Protects Against Natural Sunburn Examine any tabloid magazine cover, prom/homecoming picture, or wedding photograph, and you are likely to see an abundance of unnaturally bronzed skin. Because Americans perceive tan skin as beautiful skin.11 Research suggests Americans engage in UVIT before events featuring exposed skin. The commonly prescribed phototherapy for SAD relies on white fluorescent light containing no UV radiation. [...]there is no evidence supporting the efficacy of UVIT in treating SAD, and efficacious phototherapy does not necessarily require harmful UV radiation.14 Myth 6: UVIT Is Not Addictive Is it possible for people to become dependent on tanning just like it is for people to become dependent on various other substances like alcohol, nicotine, and other drugs?
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ISSN:1063-9330
2168-3360