9.08.2008

To tan, or not to tan...

Over 1 in 4 teens and young adults addicted to tanning: Study

Shannon Proudfoot , Canwest News Service

More than one in four teens and young adults show signs of "tanorexia" or tanning dependence, leaving them craving the sun or a tanning bed in much the same way addicts yearn for alcohol or drugs, a new study shows.

Researchers at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia examined the tanning habits of 400 college students aged 18 to 24, using the same framework that defines substance addictions.

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