The tanning craze has gone insane – literally. According to studies,
the melanoma
rates across the globe are currently increasing, this is all thanks to
tanning. Among Americans, the incidence has doubled for the past 30 years
especially for women aged 15 to 39 which is referred to by experts as an abrupt
change.
Moreover, celebrities were often blamed because of the hype. Some of
them include Kim Kardashian, Snooki and Lindsay Lohan. However, others state
that the mother of tanning was actually Coco Chanel. According to the fashion
legend, she got her tan while traveling to Riviera. The fans, thinking that her
look was chic had decided to tan themselves to imitate the look. Chanel would
have never guessed that after some years, the effect on women would be
horrifying. It is like creating tanned female zombies or female tanning
addicts. According to the Elle magazine’s website, much of this tanning craze
is attributed to willful stupidity. Trends like these were deadly. Based on the
American Academy of Dermatology, a citizen dies from it every hour. Melanoma
was also linked to the ultraviolet (UV) exposure from the sun or from indoor
tanning. Doctor David Fisher, the current chairman of the Department of
Dermatology at the Massachusetts General Hospital states that they knew few
causes of cancers but the most humiliating is that the incidences of melanoma
are rapidly rising unlike any other cancer forms.
People despite learning that tanning is bad for the skin seem to just
shrug the news off. As stated on a fashion news magazine, the
American Academy of Dermatology has learned that 81 percent of women aged 14 to
22 years old had used indoor tanning much to frequently in the previous year.
This raises these women’s chances of getting melanoma by 75 percent. UV light
from these indoor tanning beds is classified as carcinogenic and the World
Health Organization recommended the banning of such beds. Women should be
vigilant in choosing the trends to follow and what they should dispose. This
tanning craze will surely claim more lives. Not to mention is causes premature
aging since the skin abhors too much UV rays.
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