Sun and Warmth Save Lives

Posted by Hans Bader

Inadequate exposure to the sun kills at least 50,000 to 60,000 people per year in the United States alone, university researchers say.

We’ve all been told by dermatologists to stay out of the sun to avoid skin cancer. But by depriving ourselves of sun, many of us are actually increasing our cancer risk, since sunlight protects against the most deadly forms of cancer, even as it increases the risk of a less deadly cancer, skin cancer, which does not kill most of its victims.

Climate scientists assisted by CEI made this point in a 2006 Supreme Court amicus brief, noting that mortality rates are much higher in chilly northern cities where people tend to stay indoors than in warm Sunbelt cities.

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12/14/2007 @ 11:24 am | Constitutional & Legal, Environment, Global Warming, Precaution & Risk | Comments

3 Responses to “Sun and Warmth Save Lives”

  1. Posted by: Sun and Warmth Save Lives · Skin Cancer Information - 12/14/2007

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  2. Posted by: Inadequate Sun Exposure Threatens Health, Especially for Non-Whites | OpenMarket.org - 12/25/2007

    [...] Globe and Mail.  Lack of exposure to the sun is a big part of the problem.  As I noted earlier, 50,000 to 60,000 people of all races die every year in the United States every year as a result of inadequate exposure to the [...]

  3. Posted by: Sun-Phobia Kills | OpenMarket.org - 07/04/2008

    [...] people.  Yet people avoid the sun based on small risks of skin cancer, even though people in warm sunbelt cities live longer than people who live in cold northern cities.   Vitamin D deficiency kills thousands of Americans and Canadians every year. addthis_url = [...]

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