sunbed
Americannoun
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a piece of equipment, usu consisting of rows of lights, which surrounds a person with ultraviolet rays in order to induce an artificial suntan
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a bed or couch for lying on in the sun
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One suggested that going on a sunbed for "eight minutes" could prevent colds and flu, while another claimed that UV rays could "stimulate the thyroid gland" to help someone lose weight.
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Claims like these are "irresponsible" and "potentially dangerous", the government told us - while an NHS dermatologist described the amount of sunbed misinformation on social media as "genuinely terrifying".
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The Sunbed Association, which represents half the UK's tanning shops, says the ASA and WHO are using "outdated data", but encourages its members not to use medical claims in advertising.
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Young people are by far the biggest sunbed users in the UK - about one in seven 18-to-24-year-olds say they used one in the past year, double the average for all age groups, according to a 2025 YouGov survey.
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During January, the BBC searched TikTok, Instagram and Facebook for videos about winter tanning and examined online accounts of sunbed companies in the UK.
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