• dingus@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    I don’t think I buy the diet thing at all.

    In the US, it’s commonplace for people to “get a tan” and people in general are not as protective over sun with the use of sunscreen or long sleeves/pants.

    In many Asian countries, whiter skin is more desirable. People are a lot more diligent in wearing long sleeves and pants when spending time in the sun and etc.

    The sun will age you a LOT.

    • meekah@discuss.tchncs.de
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      4 hours ago

      That doesn’t really explain why this effect seems to have been observed in europe and australia as well, though. Tanning is definitely a thing there, too