Bad Science: "Top toxicologist"s sunscreen LIES

"No. 1 toxicologist" Dr Yvonne Burkart says sunscreen might be harming your health. But is her advice actually harming your health? Let's take a closer look...

This is a collaboration with toxicologist ‪@Moskinlab‬thanks also to toxicologists Professor Norbert Kaminski, PhD (past Society of Toxicology president, Institute of Integrative Toxicology Director at Michigan State University) and Dr Lyle Burgoon, PhD, ATS (Raptor Pharm & Tox) for checking over our scripts!

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0:00 Sunscreen myths, toxicology PhDs
2:51 Sunscreens actually promote skin cancer?
3:52 Secondary sources are great, actually
7:23 Lifestyle sun protection?
9:47 Antioxidant-rich foods?
12:17 Better sunscreen options?
14:02 Endocrine disruptors, "the dose makes the poison" doesn't work?
15:53 Sprays, sticks, organic certifications?
17:06 Less ingredients?
19:07 "Low-tox" is actually bad for your health (maybe this should've been a red string diagram)

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Key references (also see refs for earlier videos)
https://health.ec.europa.eu/publicati...
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.2...
https://doi.org/10.1002/mnfr.201100232
https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/66.1.116
https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/131.5.1449
https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6877
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-021-03...
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-024-03...
https://doi.org/10.1111/jocd.13783
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0781.1...
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-4362.1...
https://doi.org/10.1002/jvc2.251
https://news.immunologic.org/p/cancer...
https://news.immunologic.org/p/are-ca...
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https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-ma... (via Food Science Babe)
https://www.epa.gov/gasoline-standard...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climat...
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