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Letter: Reasons not to shun the sun

Published 1 July 2015

From Jon Hurn

Richard Weller examines the relationships between sunlight and health benefits (13 June, p 26). I couldn’t help wondering whether sunlight exposure is merely a side effect of being active outdoors? Are we missing the obvious here?
Taroona, Tasmania, Australia

Issue no. 3028 published 4 July 2015

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