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New guidelines set for sunscreen use on babies
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- Date Jul 2, 2012
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-- the FDA setting new guidelines for Sunday's.
Rain and sun exposure for baby saying it does should be -- -- -- for children under six months all of their loved me right.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Hey guess what this comes as debate grows about just how well sun screen works on -- -- joining us now doctor Cathleen London.
Family practice physician doctor great to see who is -- actually there is there a bit of -- debate didn't.
Some people say.
Some dermatologists using that is untreatable so the issue is and also screens when they are blocking this -- to turn off our natural protection against time.
And probably that is that oxidation reactions can deliver what.
Lead to cancer and there's been some debate does this ultimately increase cancer and then you have Australian day and it hasn't it's working for us.
So there was a great study actually done with tomato products tomatoes have a lot antioxidants in them yes it's -- and it's not just on tomato paste actually need -- And that reverses that that problem so I take the right at six to seven servings -- -- -- tomato products were taken as a supplement.
Some strained right fat and yeah yeah and limit your exposure -- yeah.
Yeah the sun screen and I mean you're talking about -- the number that means.
And I went yeah fine you know I -- -- out there suggests that over fifty and some -- over 35 doesn't really make a difference.
I'd buy a hunter and but this is what the warning as this says -- -- I'm not under six months there's two chemicals in the past six months but -- had babies have thinner skin and adults do and even older children.
And not larger surface area we don't know if there are absorbing this chemical and what I can do when you and me we won't.
No one yard natural that have either titanium dioxide.
Or zinc oxide which I do -- for children and yeah.
You're still running at risk that we just don't know that under six local population so I don't care what -- has now used clothing and hats and sun protection and put them under a brawl on -- you can get it mean beach umbrella I'm learning you're going to the -- and -- If you're gonna bring -- in the wanna keep.
Why Justin's -- has tested first song list and make sure they don't have a reaction to him and -- You can put it online content and then wash it off.
-- -- -- -- -- Parents what's least eight major months and and screen on.
And -- -- -- over six months and months -- -- debt down congress and signed my -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Acid on her -- thing that I'm -- cannot tell until I don't want network by blocking the metals zinc stocks.
Outside they were -- there there.
Sound environment for everybody else including it builds them.
What do you do you recommend stay out of the sun warms -- -- right.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- So that's -- -- damage is gonna avenues -- your skin has caused cancer.
Number one anti.
And stand -- -- signing marks on screen content and music I would agree.
I have laying out how are everywhere whether it's yeah some protests.
-- today now and a big thing.
The -- that has UV protection and yeah I am and and is actually reasonably priced yeah.
Now I just Google before -- came here when my boys or teenagers now when they were babies there was only like one company that -- isn't.
Yeah quarter and six months ahead of time -- now it's pretty ubiquitous -- Fine I mean -- -- coming champs.
On days like today this time is it well I don't -- Exhibit I remember tonight starting at some damage got a bad news on an everyday and got -- London thank you so much have a great.