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Is The Sun Good For Us?

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Is The Sun Good For Us? The sun is often portrayed as bad - it's UV radiation a cause of skin cancer and other harmful ailments, however without it we and most other animals and plants would not exist. It is also shown to have many positive effects such as vitamin D production. In my case study I am going to go into this in depth and try to find out whether the sun is good or bad for us. Points discussed will include: ~ The weather ~ Vitamin D production ~ Treatment of mental disorders ~ Treatment of diseases and cancers ~ Heat exhaustion ~ Cataracts ~ And skin cancer I believe that the sun is, overall, good for us. The evidence that persuades me is that without the Sun, the Earth's only source of energy would be geothermal. So, excepting some bacteria and small animals that live near geothermal vents under the oceans, all life on the...

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