Sentences with phrase «skin by exposure to sunlight»

These are generated in our body by its essential use of oxygen and on the skin by exposure to sunlight, airborne pollutants and some synthetic sunscreening agents.

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Sunburn is redness, burning, and inflammation of the skin caused by exposure to sunlight.

Kelso notes that the traits influenced by Neanderthal DNA, including skin and hair pigmentation, mood, and sleeping patterns are all linked to sunlight exposure.

Melanoma usually occurs in the skin and is caused by exposure to ultraviolet radiation (such as sunlight).

But Michos says that sun exposure may not be the whole story of the direct relationship found between exercise and vitamin D levels, since vitamin D produced by the skin after exposure to sunlight tends to level off when the body makes enough, and the levels in these participants didn't show signs of doing so.

Each cell in normal facial skin carries many thousands of mutations, mainly caused by exposure to sunlight.

«University of California researchers estimate 250,000 cases of colon cancer and 350,000 cases of breast cancer could be prevented worldwide by increasing intake of vitamin D. Sunlight spurs production of vitamin D in the skin, and people who don't get much sun exposure tend to have lower levels of the vitamin.»

A responsible approach to maximizing the healthy aspects of sunlight is to engage in smart sun exposure, by getting some sun on your bare skin for 15 - 20 minutes every day, making sure never to burn.

Vitamin D is also naturally synthesized by skin cells in response to sunlight exposure.

Nasal solar dermatitis: a skin disease of the nose and muzzle which is greatly affected by exposure to sunlight.