Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Should teenagers under 16 be aloud to use sunbeds?

I'm doing an individual presentation at school on sunbeds and need some views of adults and their responsibility of letting their child use sunbeds, please can you help?


=] Thank-you xShould teenagers under 16 be aloud to use sunbeds?
No, children should not be allowed to use sunbeds. There is sufficient evidence of the health risks (primarily skin cancer) to mean that any parent allowing a child to do so would be acting irresponsibility. Young people need to be helped to understand that vanity is not worth risking your health for and, more importantly, that a nice tan does not equal good health. In fact, usually, it means the exact opposite.


Plus, why would any parent allow their child to use a sunbed, knowing that their skin will become permanently damaged, resulting in freckles, blotches and a complexion like a prune when they're older?Should teenagers under 16 be aloud to use sunbeds?
More to the point, do people actually find the baked look is attractive? I think a ridiculous sunbed tan (or even worse, liberally applied fake tan) looks silly on women.





Nothing wrong with a bit of colour from the sun but intentionally tanning in a machine just seems bizarre to me.





Anyway my answer is no because it's unsafe as well as pointless.
No, because their skin is thinner and more sensitive to UV, also they are less likely to be educated on how long and how often it is safe to use a sun bed for.





Although really, it's not safe for anybody to use them.
i am afraid it is pretty irresponsible to condone the use of sunbeds in any age group. There are no safe levels of UV radiation in the same way as there ase no safe levels of any other type of radiation, all levels increase risk!
The damage you do to your skin at a young age is more important than later in life. So the more you can do to take care of your skin when under 16 is essential.
Really no one should be allowed to use them because having a tan is never a good thing from a health stand point.
no
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