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Richard Weller: ¿Puede ser el sol bueno para su corazón?

Filmed Mar 2012 • Posted Jan 2013TEDxGlasgow
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Nuestros cuerpos obtienen vitamina D del sol, pero como dermatólogo, Richard Weller sugiere que la luz solar podría ofrecer también otro sorprendente beneficio. Nuevas investigaciones de su equipo muestran que el óxido nítrico, una sustancia química transmisora almacenada en enormes reservas en nuestra piel, puede liberarse por luz ultravioleta, de gran beneficio para la presión sanguínea y el sistema cardiovascular. ¿Qué significa esto? Bueno, esto puede empezar a explicar porque los escoceses se enferman más que los australianos...

Dermatologist Richard Weller wants to know: Why are Scots so sick? Full bio »

Translated into Spanish by Juan-Carlos Legaspi
Reviewed by Ciro Gomez
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