#sunbeds — Public Fediverse posts

Sunbed ads spreading harmful misinformation to young people

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62grkyjxwgo

#BBC
#News
#Sunbeds
#SocialMedia
#Misinformation
#Influencers

To counter this Misinformation on mainstream social media, just decided to share some 'fact based' information here on Fedi.

How do sunbeds cause skin cancer?
https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/sun-uv-and-cancer/how-do-sunbeds-cause-skin-cancer

Sunbed and tanning safety
https://www.nhsinform.scot/illnesses-and-conditions/skin/sun-safety-and-cancer/sunbed-and-tanning-safety

#Risks
#Dangers
#Facts
#Information

Disclosure, I am NOT an expert, however a simple duckduckgo search does come up with information, the two sources I have chosen are to me legit and trust able sources.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: #Sunbeds make you old! Who needs #science to tell us that turning into a human raisin isn't good for you? 🧓 Thanks, #UCSF, for the hot take!🌞🔬
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/12/431206/indoor-tanning-makes-youthful-skin-much-older-genetic-level #Aging #Health #News #HackerNews #ngated

1-Oct-2025
Commercial #sunbeds should be banned in the UK, say experts
Despite regulation, sunbeds remain popular with young people and are adding to the national skin #cancer burden

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1100150

#science #publicHealth