Get a greater chance of long-lived by Sunbathing

Got white skin is a woman most desires, so that not a few who always avoid the sun. Whereas dark-skinned woman sunbathing due to frequent more fortunate, because it has a greater chance of long-lived.

As we know, sunlight is the main energy source to convert provitamin D is found in skin tissues to vitamin D. In humans, nearly 90 percent of the formation of vitamin D was facilitated by the sun.

A professor of oncology at Lund University in Sweden, Hakan Olsson said the vitamin is not only good for bones but also can prevent many deadly diseases. Among blood clots in the legs or the so-called vein thromboses.


The disease is common in women and killed no fewer than 25,000 people each year. In a study by Prof. Olsson of 40,000 women, revealed that the vein thromboses appear more often in winter when the sun rarely appeared.

"Many believe frequent sunbathing could increase the risk of skin cancer. However, the increase was not greater than other benefits, so that in general women who frequently sunbathe have a chance to live longer," said Prof. Olsson

Another benefit of the sun according to Prof. Olsson is to prevent diabetes. Still based on research he did, Prof. Olsson concluded the diagnosis of diabetes in women more frequently in winter than in summer.

However, other cancer experts to assess the results of research that has been presented in the Swedish Society of Medicine forum is too excessive. Ed Yong, a researcher from the Cancer Research UK warned that the threat of skin cancer should not be underestimated.

"Sunlight is good for humans and vitamin D are also good for bone health. However, no evidence was strong enough that the benefits of vitamin D could offset the risk of skin cancer. The most important thing is to prevent skin cancer, make sure the skin does not burn when the sun," said Yong .