Over the years I have been so successfully indoctrinated about the dangerous effects of sun exposure that I have become adept at nearly avoiding it altogether, writes Julia Stephenson.

I shudder at the sight of fellow Brits who immediately shed all their clothes at the merest glimpse of sun sizzle but now health experts suggest these sun strippers have been right all along.

Sensible types like me, who holiday in burkinis (see picture) and smother themselves in sun block (even when it’s raining or they’re asleep) are in danger of being vitamin D deficient. And that’s not the only reason for cutting back on our sun creams. A 2008 study by Italian scientist found that UV filters are causing coral bleaching with 10% of the world’s reefs affected so badly that some beaches are now banning sun block altogether. 

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