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SYDNEY, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) – Australian and New Zealand sun health agencies have decided to choose a time to use sunscreen, now suggesting that Australians apply it daily to avoid adverse effects on the skin. health.
Published Friday, the update is the result of a summit on sunscreens held last year in the Australian state of Queensland.
During the summit, representatives from some of Australia's leading research, medicine, public health and advocacy organizations reviewed current data on the use of sunscreen and determined that, in most parts of the country, it is beneficial to apply this screen every day.
"Until now, most public health organizations recommended to apply sunscreen prior to scheduled outdoor activities but did not specifically recommend it daily as part of the morning routine said Associate Professor Rachel Neale of the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.
"In recent years, it has become apparent that DNA damage that causes skin cancer and melanoma accumulate with small, repeated doses of sunlight," Neale said.
"In Australia, we are exposed to the sun by chance during daily activities such as walking to the bus stop or the train station, or pbading the laundry," said Neale.
Disturbingly, a study conducted in 2017 showed that one in two Australia felt that it was unhealthy and potentially dangerous to use sunscreen daily, which Terry Slevin of the Public Health Association of Australia refutes as a myth.
"There is consistent and convincing evidence of the safety of sunscreens and reactions occur in a very small proportion of the population," said Slevin.
"It's important to note that clinical trials have shown that people who use sunscreen daily have the same levels of vitamin D as those who do not use it," Slevin said.
Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, compounded by the country's proximity to the Antarctic where the ozone layer is holed, letting in a higher number of harmful UV rays.
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