Fed: How to get a head start on sun protection

AAP General News (Australia)
02-22-2000
Fed: How to get a head start on sun protection

By Rada Rouse, National Medical Correspondent

BRISBANE, Feb 22 AAP - School children can reduce the amount of UV radiation hitting
their ears by 90 per cent if they wear broad-brimmed hats rather than caps, a study shows.

However, the first Australian study to quantify UV protection from wearing hats concludes
that none of them beat staying out of the sun altogether.

Researchers at the University of Southern Queensland found that "the broader the brim
the better".

"You can still get a lot of UV under a hat," physics lecturer Michael …