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Friday, 19 March 2010

Is tanning bad for us?



The first indoor tanning beds were developed in 1906 and actually had nothing to do with getting the perfect tan. They were developed by a medical research company named Heraeus. The main purpose of this tanning lamp was medicinal. It was initially used on patients with diseases like rickets and other calcium deficiency disorders to see if the increased sunlight would help to develop stronger bones and enhance the body's ability to produce calcium. As time progressed, it became clear that Heraeus was onto something big with its invention of artificial tanning beds.
In my opinion i think that sun bed tanning is wrong. According to medical research tanning can course skin cancer. People always say “o it will never happen to me “but sooner or later it will happen to do if you don’t stop using the sun bed. What upsets me is that people never think they will get cancer from a sun bed and they carry on tanning and tanning until it does happen to them and that’s when they wish they never done it in the first place. The people who do carry on sun bed tanning they have no one to blame but themselves because they knew the risks but they went on and did it anyway. http://www.londonancestor.com/suntan/tan-bed.htm.

Sun beds are very popular with young people but you need to be over sixteen to use one. Around 25% of young people aged 16 have used a sun bed at some time. It is recommended that the following people avoid sun beds completely: Those with very fair skin, those who burn easily or who tan badly, Those who have had skin cancer or have a family history of the illness and Those using medication that could make their skin oversensitive to UV light. When using a sun bed you run the risk of getting: Certain types of skin cancer, premature aging or wrinkles, Eye damage, a reduced immune system. http://www.connexions-direct.com/index.cfm?catalogueContentID=308&pid=105&render=detailedArticle.

Girls Aloud member Nicola Roberts challenges the nation's obsession with tanning with a positive message. A documentary was shown on BBC about the dangers of sun bed tanning. In this documentary there was a man called Tom who felt the need to inject himself with tanning-aid drugs in order to seek the perfect colour. He looked ridiculous and orange. The funny thing was that he knew how dangerous it was but he didn’t care because he wanted to look good. When i sore this documentary i was shocked that some people who do anything just to look good. Nicola asked him to stop tanning for a month he did and he looked so much better. In my opinion i think that he went back to tanning because of the way he was act he didn’t look happy without his tan. http://british-tv.suite101.com/article.cfm/nicola-roberts--the-truth-about-tanning.

Coming to a conclusion according to the BBC news website A Cancer Research UK report, commissioned by the government, found 6% of children aged 11 to 17 had used a sunbed, with the figure rising to 11% in the north of England. I think that people should think twice about tanning and the risks that come with it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/8455142.stm.

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