{"id":3117,"date":"2009-09-04T10:28:48","date_gmt":"2009-09-04T17:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/?p=3117"},"modified":"2009-09-06T08:20:08","modified_gmt":"2009-09-06T15:20:08","slug":"scottsdale-ranked-5th-highest-city-for-tanning-bed-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/news\/scottsdale-ranked-5th-highest-city-for-tanning-bed-usage\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottsdale Ranked 5th Highest City for Tanning-Bed Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know about you, but I love being tan. Your skin looks clear, your clothes look better and even your body looks thinner. But being tan and staying tan can seem more like a job we need to keep up with in order to keep our precious bronzy skin tone. In the Scottsdale area especially, tanning can even get competitive and expensive. Don\u2019t believe it? Well recently, the World Health Organization issued a report that ranked Scottsdale as the fifth highest use, per capita, of tanning beds out of all U.S. cities.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Personally, I am not surprised by this information. But other out-of-state readers may be a little stunned to find that people who live in the sunshine state and hot desert would feel the need to pay for tanning, especially with the climates we have in cities like Chicago or Seattle.<\/p>\n

The newly developed research also concluded a not so surprising result that tanning beds may be linked to skin cancer.<\/p>\n

Why You Should Avoid Sun and UV Exposure<\/strong><\/p>\n

World Health Organization Conclusions:<\/p>\n