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<p>I think it is more complicated than that however.</p>

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<p>What they’ve told us in our neuroscience courses is that low vitamin D levels as a child (say, living in an area where there isn’t a whole lot of sunlight, i.e. northern latitudes) were more likely to develop multiple sclerosis over their lifetimes. </p>

<p>Although, you can get your vitamin D without any sun whatsoever, with the way so many foods are fortified these days.</p>

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<p>There are many things that are beneficial when used right but can be unhealthful or even dangerous when improperly used or over-used. Food for example. Poor diet or over-eating can lead to health problems.</p>

<p>But tanning salons are in a special category, along with tobacco products, of legal products that <em>even when used “properly”</em> are nothing but dangerous. No benefits - just health damaging effects - solely for the sake of “beauty.” </p>

<p>I don’t know how tanning salon operators can sleep at night. They are making money by preying on people’s vanity and damaging their health at the same time. Talk about cold-blooded.</p>

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<p>I’m black. I don’t have to deal with tanning. But if I got out in the summer and I forget sun screen, I get so tan, and it sucks because I’m very, very pale in the winter so there’s this contrast between my tan and not-so tan parts.
All of my white and Asian friends are 100% cool with being the color they are.</p>