Long-Term Ingestion of High Flavanol Cocoa Provides Photoprotection against UV-Induced Erythema and Improves Skin Condition in Women.
It’s studies like this that lends more credence to the idea that increased rates of melanoma in our kids are NOT coming from increased sun exposure but rather from poorer nutritional support from within. There have also been studies that found that olive oil on the skin has a protective role against cancer as well. So, instead of taking a rational approach to sun exposure, we play the fear game and now we’re paying the price in the opposite direction resulting in upwards of 75% of the population being deficient in Vit D.
