Book Review: Our Conflicted Relationship with the Sun

Undark Magazine reports that dermatology guidelines label sunlight as a harmful carcinogen, yet author Rowan Jacobsen argues in his book In Defense of Sunlight that exposure enables the skin to produce compounds essential for health. He adds that science may have missed these benefits because society struggles to apply moderation to sun exposure. Sunlight, which includes ultraviolet radiation, has long been associated with skin cancer risk.

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