Comments on: Sun, vitamin D, cancer, and the vindication of common sense http://www.cinchreview.com/sun-vitamin-d-cancer/273/ Content with which the world must contend.™ Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:01:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anon. http://www.cinchreview.com/sun-vitamin-d-cancer/273/comment-page-1/#comment-2445 Anon. Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:19:00 +0000 http://www.cinchreview.com/?p=273#comment-2445 Funny how you'll hold up science as vindication when it confirms your biases -- in this case, against sunscreen -- but dismiss it when it contradicts them -- ahem, climate change. Now that's intellectual rigor we can believe in! Funny how you’ll hold up science as vindication when it confirms your biases — in this case, against sunscreen — but dismiss it when it contradicts them — ahem, climate change.

Now that’s intellectual rigor we can believe in!

]]> By: Hugh Hyoomik McDonald http://www.cinchreview.com/sun-vitamin-d-cancer/273/comment-page-1/#comment-2439 Hugh Hyoomik McDonald Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:25:43 +0000 http://www.cinchreview.com/?p=273#comment-2439 Sunshine for the daytime Moonshine for the night time Sunshine for the daytime
Moonshine for the night time

]]> By: Sean Curnyn http://www.cinchreview.com/sun-vitamin-d-cancer/273/comment-page-1/#comment-2435 Sean Curnyn Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:37:48 +0000 http://www.cinchreview.com/?p=273#comment-2435 @Sue: The sunburn standard seems to cover things, i.e., if you have very fair skin and burn in ten minutes at noon, then, well, you should avoid doing that obviously. And of-course avoid heatstroke. Everybody's different. The thing is to not view the sun as being just inherently bad, as we've been trained to do. @Sue: The sunburn standard seems to cover things, i.e., if you have very fair skin and burn in ten minutes at noon, then, well, you should avoid doing that obviously. And of-course avoid heatstroke. Everybody’s different. The thing is to not view the sun as being just inherently bad, as we’ve been trained to do.

]]> By: Sue http://www.cinchreview.com/sun-vitamin-d-cancer/273/comment-page-1/#comment-2434 Sue Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:11:29 +0000 http://www.cinchreview.com/?p=273#comment-2434 Well, as for the question of why God (if you believe) or Mother Nature (if you don't) made us the way we are we shouldn't forget that most of us aren't in the places we're meant to be. Those of us with a dermis that is pale and thin started in places with less sun, those with a dark and thicker dermis from areas blasted by the sun. But that's all another story. Basically I agree. We have a world authority on Vitamin D deficiency here in Adelaide and he's been trying to get people to ease off on the sunscreen for years. His big concern though is bone loss and the damage being done to people stuck in retirement homes getting no exercise and no sun. Of course in Australia we are one of those areas blasted by the sun but it has gotten to ridiculous degrees at times. For instance, schoolchildren aren't permitted to go into the playground at recess if they don't have their sunhats. Okay when it's over 30C but I think on mild days it's a bit much. Well, as for the question of why God (if you believe) or Mother Nature (if you don’t) made us the way we are we shouldn’t forget that most of us aren’t in the places we’re meant to be. Those of us with a dermis that is pale and thin started in places with less sun, those with a dark and thicker dermis from areas blasted by the sun. But that’s all another story. Basically I agree. We have a world authority on Vitamin D deficiency here in Adelaide and he’s been trying to get people to ease off on the sunscreen for years. His big concern though is bone loss and the damage being done to people stuck in retirement homes getting no exercise and no sun. Of course in Australia we are one of those areas blasted by the sun but it has gotten to ridiculous degrees at times. For instance, schoolchildren aren’t permitted to go into the playground at recess if they don’t have their sunhats. Okay when it’s over 30C but I think on mild days it’s a bit much.

]]> By: Martin http://www.cinchreview.com/sun-vitamin-d-cancer/273/comment-page-1/#comment-2433 Martin Wed, 25 Mar 2009 01:43:24 +0000 http://www.cinchreview.com/?p=273#comment-2433 I get a tan every summer. Never doubted it was good for me. I get a tan every summer. Never doubted it was good for me.

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