Torchwatch, I could not have put it better myself.
We do have another factor, and that it a section of the medical profession, especially some of the Dermatologists, who suggest that all exposure to sun is bad. We now have youngsters who appear on the beach, or by the pool, in head to toe suits (not just Muslims) due to parental fear of melanoma some time in the future. OK, melanoma skin cancer is a serious risk following unregulated sun exposure and sunburn. Vitamin D is produced in the skin by action of sunlight, and I have personally experienced (I am a health professional) a number of youngsters suffering from Rickets - a disease that was thought to have been eliminated in London in the 19th Century.
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