{"id":8845,"date":"2024-07-02T09:02:07","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T09:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=8845"},"modified":"2024-07-02T09:24:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T09:24:09","slug":"do-you-need-to-wear-sunscreen-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=8845","title":{"rendered":"Do You Need to Wear Sunscreen Every Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Some worry it robs you of the benefits of sunshine, like vitamin D. We asked experts to weigh in.<\/p>\n

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Sunshine seems to make a strong case against daily sunscreen.<\/p>\n

When we step outside on a clear day, the sun\u2019s ultraviolet light triggers the body to produce endorphins that lower stress and boost mood. UV rays also tell our skin to make vitamin D. And when we look up at the morning sun, our bodies recognize daytime and adjust our sleep-wake cycle accordingly.<\/p>\n

That might be enough to tempt some people to skip the sunscreen \u2014 indeed, dermatologists say their patients often worry they\u2019ll miss out on these benefits.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one of the biggest obstacles in people\u2019s minds: the idea they shouldn\u2019t use sunscreen for fear they won\u2019t get vitamin D,\u201d said Dr. Steven Q. Wang, the director of dermatologic oncology and dermatology at the Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif.<\/p>\n

Recent surveys reflect this fear: In one<\/a> poll of more than 1,000 adults in the United States, 11 percent of respondents said they thought wearing sunscreen was more harmful than direct sun exposure. In another,<\/a> 15 percent said they thought sun exposure was the only way to get vitamin D.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But sunscreen also is our best weapon against skin cancer, which can be deadly<\/a>. The sun\u2019s UV rays damage the DNA in your skin cells, and that damage can add up over time. Every time DNA repairs itself, there\u2019s a chance it develops a mutation that turns into cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Some worry it robs you of the benefits of sunshine, like vitamin D. We asked experts to weigh in.Sunshine seems to make a strong case against daily sunscreen.When we step outside on a clear day, the sun\u2019s ultraviolet light triggers the body to produce endorphins that lower stress and boost mood. UV rays also tell our skin to make vitamin D. And when we look up at the morning sun, our bodies recognize daytime and adjust our sleep-wake cycle accordingly.That might be enough to tempt some people to skip the sunscreen \u2014 indeed, dermatologists say their patients often worry they\u2019ll miss out on these benefits.\u201cThis is one of the biggest obstacles in people\u2019s minds: the idea they shouldn\u2019t use sunscreen for fear they won\u2019t get vitamin D,\u201d said Dr. Steven Q. Wang, the director of dermatologic oncology and dermatology at the Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif.Recent surveys reflect this fear: In one poll of more than 1,000 adults in the United States, 11 percent of respondents said they thought wearing sunscreen was more harmful than direct sun exposure. In another, 15 percent said they thought sun exposure was the only way to get vitamin D.But sunscreen also is our best weapon against skin cancer, which can be deadly. The sun\u2019s UV rays damage the DNA in your skin cells, and that damage can add up over time. Every time DNA repairs itself, there\u2019s a chance it develops a mutation that turns into cancer.Lauren Pisano for The New York TimesLauren Pisano for The New York TimesWe are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and\u00a0log into\u00a0your Times account, or\u00a0subscribe\u00a0for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber?\u00a0Log in.Want all of The Times?\u00a0Subscribe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8847,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8845"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8848,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8845\/revisions\/8848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}