Vitamin D, sun, sunbeds and health
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Objective: To review the health effects of solar radiation, sunbeds and vitamin D. Design: The literature was searched in the electronic database MEDLINE to indentify published data between 1981 and 2011. Studies were included if they reported relative risk for cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) associated with sunbed use, vitamin D and UV effects on human health. Setting: Data from different time periods for populations at different latitudes. Subjects: Persons of different ages and ethnic groups. Results: UV from sun and sunbeds is the main vitamin D source. Young people with white or pigmented skin in northern Europe have a low vitamin D status. A number of health benefits from sufficient levels of vitamin D have been identified. However, UV exposure has been suspected of causing skin cancer, notably CMM, and authorities warn against it. Conclusions: The overall health benefit of an improved vitamin D status may be more important than the possibly increased CMM risk resulting from carefully increasing UV exposure. Important scientific facts behind this judgement are given.
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There is abundant evidence that ultraviolet radiation is carcinogenic to humans, and it forms the major driver of other underlying medical conditions ranging from eye defects, sunburn, skin disorder and hair damage.
“Generally, there is abundant evidence that ultraviolet radiation is carcinogenic to humans, and it forms the major driver of other underlying medical conditions ranging from eye defects, sunburn, skin disorder and hair damage”
From Skin protection from solar ultraviolet radiation using natural compounds: a review (2024) · cites this paper as Moan et al. 2012
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Skin protection from solar ultraviolet radiation using natural compounds: a review
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- Authors
- Moan, J., Baturaite, Z., Juzeniene, A., & Porojnicu, A. C.
- Affiliations
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- Corresponding author
- Baturaite, Zivile
- Venue
- Public Health Nutrition
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2011-10-24
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 711-715
- ISSN
- 1368-9800 (ISSN-L)
- 1475-2727
- OpenAlex
- W1980117949
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 3
- FWCI
- 0.16
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Public Health Nutrition (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Kreftforeningen
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Vitamin D Research Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Skin Protection and Aging
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › melanin and skin pigmentation
- Keywords
- vitamin D, sunbeds, ultraviolet radiation, cutaneous melanoma, skin cancer risk, vitamin D status, skin pigmentation, latitude, youth
- MeSH terms
- Health Status, Humans, Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced, Risk Factors, Skin, Skin Neoplasms, Sunlight, Vitamin D, Sunbathing
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