Tanning Bed Research Paper

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Restrictions on Tanning Beds November 20, 2012 There are many things in today’s society that can cause cancer. The one thing I will be focusing on is tanning beds and UV radiation. Tanning beds developed in Europe. The company invented individual UV tanning lamps created to help patients develop more Vitamin D and to absorb Calcium. Coco Chanel and Josephine Baker sported golden brown skin. Suddenly, having a tan quickly became a new stylish trend. A guy named Friedrich Wolff took it a little further. He decided to test the effects of artificial sunlight on athletes. He noticed the side effect was a nice healthy golden glow. So sun beds were created to simulate the sun and the positive results of UV exposure. The first tanning beds came…show more content…
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