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Wrong Again! 3 Popular Misconceptions About Sunlight

1‧陰天不用防曬

國人防曬觀，多半還停留在出太陽才防曬的階段，但事實上，陰天的雲層雖可阻擋紅外線，卻無法阻隔紫外線，特別是UVA！所以，陰天也要防曬。

You don’t need protective on cloudy days.

Most people in Taiwan believe that protection from the sun is only necessary when the sun is out. In fact, though, even though clouds do block infrared radiation, they do not block ultraviolet rays, particularly UVAs. So it is best to use protection even on cloudy days.

2‧為了有充足的維他命D，不肯防曬

一般人認為，「多曬太陽才健康」，但是筆者要告訴你，小學課本教錯了！據研究，鈣質攝取足夠的人，每天只需曝曬五到十分鍾的紫外線，已足夠身體所需。過去因台灣經濟不好，鈣質可能不夠，才鼓勵大家多曬太陽。但現在這些觀念早已過時。

You shouldn’t block out sunlight if you want to get enough Vitamin D.

Most people tend to think that ‘sunbathing is healthy’, but I have to tell you that what they taught you in primary school was wrong. Studies show that people who get enough calcium only need exposure to ultraviolet rays for five to ten minutes per day to meet the body’s requirement. In the past, when Taiwan’s economic situation was not good, it is possible that people did not get enough calcium and were therefore encouraged to get more sunshine. Such ideas are now outdated, however.

3‧小孩及青少年不用防曬

多數人認為，皮膚老化或皮膚癌，是年紀大人的專利。這是很嚴重的錯誤觀念！

據統計，一個人在18歲時，就已曬了一輩子紫外線曝曬總量的80%。也就是說，一個18歲的大一新生，紫外線對他所累積的皮膚傷害，已經達到這輩子總量的五分之四。所以，為了讓您的小孩贏在起跑點，請從小孩六個月大開始，就每天幫他們塗抹防曬係數15以上的防曬乳液。

Children and adolescents don’t need protection.

A majority of people believe that skin-aging or skin cancers are concerns only of the elderly, but this is entirely wrong. Statistics show that by the age of 18, a person has already been exposed to 80% of the ultraviolet radiation he or she will receive in a lifetime. In other words, an 18-year-old university student has already incurred four-fifths of the skin damage that he or she will suffer in a lifetime. Accordingly, if you want your child to win at the starting blocks, apply a sunblock lotion of factor 15 or more to their skin every day from the age of six months.

據研究 studies show/ research shows

據統計 statistics show/indicate that, figures show that

脫皮 peeling(皮膚)/moult蛻脫(蛇蛻皮、鳥蛻毛、角等)/shed(蛇蛻皮、狗掉毛)

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從六個月大開始 once they are 6-month-old/ from(as) the age of 6 months

起跑點 starting blocks/ starting points

to slather: to apply in thick, excessive quantities

juveniles = young men, possibly criminal (a legal term)

adolescents = formal word for teenagers