| Deramatology Researchers at Hope Hospital, Salford, | | | | be equivalent to a permanent mild sun screen but |
| Manchester have uncovered exciting evidence that | | | | would not protect against fierce sun. |
| oily fish in your diet could help in the prevention of | | | | Many people only apply sun screen if they're officially |
| skin cancer. | | | | sunbathing and then it can be patchy. |
| Omega 3 oils in fish have long been associated with | | | | Serious damage can happen in as little as 15 minutes - |
| health benefits in conditions such as poor | | | | maybe walking to the shops or taking the dog out - |
| concentration in children and protection against heart | | | | doing a bit of gardening - how many of us would |
| disease and dementia, but it now appears that these | | | | bother to put sun screen on for those tasks? |
| essential fatty acids protect the skin against the DNA | | | | In the UK, skin cancer rates have doubled every |
| damage that can cause skin cancer. | | | | decade since 1940 and there are now around |
| Sun burn is a major factor in the development of | | | | 100,000 new cases and 2000 deaths a year. These |
| skin cancer. Fair skinned people are particularly | | | | increases are reflected in pale skinned people all |
| susceptible and sun burn increases the chances of | | | | around the world. |
| developing skin cancer at a later date. | | | | Much of the increase in the UK has been put down |
| The research consisted of a group of 42 healthy | | | | to more people taking holidays abroad and exposing |
| people being given a fish oil supplement that would | | | | themselves to excessive sun. However, there are |
| be the equivalent of three portions of oily fish a | | | | many days in the UK when it would be advisable to |
| week. | | | | protect ourselves but because the climate is mild |
| After one month, they were less likely to burn and | | | | overall, we don't bother. |
| after three months, their resistance had risen to 33% | | | | Increasing oily fish in your diet is easy - even canned |
| less likely. | | | | fish (apart from tuna) retains the omega 3s, so |
| A group of people who suffered from sun allergy | | | | salmon, mackerel, sardines and the like can all be |
| doubled their defence after 6 months. | | | | used straight from the can. |
| These groups were measured against a third group | | | | Now is the right time to make the change in the |
| who had been given olive oil which had no effect. | | | | Northern Hemisphere, so you'll have the additional |
| The protection derived from the change in diet would | | | | protection by next summer. |