Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Sun-starved 'tanorexics' just can't help faking itIrish people are prepared to risk leathery skin, age spots and even cancer to achieve a tanned look, says Alison O'Riordan

WE ARE fast becoming a nation of tanorexics. Come winter, rather than give up our drug, Irish sun worshippers are hitting the tanning salons -- despite the guarantee of more wrinkles and the risk of contracting cancer. Why is this? Because many of us are addicted to UV rays.

'Tanorexia' describes a condition in which a person excessively sunbathes or uses other methods such as sun beds to achieve a darker complexion because they perceive themselves as unacceptably pale. Although the syndrome

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