Benefits & Risks of UV Radiation & Sunlight, Skin Health, Vitamin D, Nitric Oxide, Evolution of Skin Color | Richard Weller | 104
Mind & Matter
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The Effects of UVA on Blood Pressure
The absorption spectrum of UV by these species is highest in the UVB range. So there's physical chemical reasons thinking UVB might be important. The other thing I was working with a supergroup based in New York, the Rinal Research Institute. We were able to look at the blood pressure in 340,000 Americans on dialysis over three years. If you had dark skin, you had less of a fall in blood pressure with a rise in UV than white skin.
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