The Down Under Diaries

Episode 7: How to be Sun and Heat Safe


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This week Rosa gets Hot and Steamy.........to talk about the Australian heat! Get educated on sunburn and heat stroke and how to avoid these altogether. Rosa gets some science in there for you and everything that is mentioned is referenced below! Enjoy the sun safely and happily whilst your here Down Under!

References used within this episode:


Sies, H. and Stahl, W. (2004). NUTRITIONAL PROTECTION AGAINST SKIN DAMAGE FROM SUNLIGHT. Annual Review of Nutrition, 24(1), pp.173–200. doi:https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.nutr.24.012003.132320.

Cancer Council. (2022). Sunburn | National Cancer Prevention Policy Skin Cancer Statistics and Issues. [online] Available at: https://www.cancer.org.au/about-us/policy-and-advocacy/prevention-policy/national-cancer-prevention-policy/skin-cancer-statistics-and-issues/sunburn [Accessed 23 Feb. 2023].

Health, I. (2018). Protect Your Skin by Avoiding These Unexpected Sunburn Triggers. [online] integrisok.com. Available at: https://integrisok.com/resources/on-your-health/2018/june/protect-your-skin-by-avoiding-these-unexpected-sunburn-triggers#:~:text=This%20can%20make%20your%20skin [Accessed 23 Feb. 2023].

Knochel, J.P. (1989). Heat stroke and related heat stress disorders. Disease-a-month, [online] 35(5), pp.301–377. Available at: https://europepmc.org/article/med/2653754 [Accessed 2 Dec. 2021].

Lee, J.K.W., Tan, B., Ogden, H.B., Chapman, S. and Sawka, M.N. (2022). Exertional heat stroke: nutritional considerations. Experimental Physiology. doi:https://doi.org/10.1113/ep090149.

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