{"id":3449,"date":"2016-07-07T08:27:50","date_gmt":"2016-07-07T12:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=3449"},"modified":"2016-07-07T08:27:50","modified_gmt":"2016-07-07T12:27:50","slug":"consumers-sunscreen-picks-dont-always-track-with-doctors-advice-study-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=3449","title":{"rendered":"Consumers\u2019 Sunscreen Picks Don\u2019t Always Track With Doctors\u2019 Advice, Study Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to consumers choosing sunscreen, they are often drawn to a product\u2019s scent, texture and, of course, performance, according to a<a href=\"http:\/\/archderm.jamanetwork.com\/article.aspx?articleid=2532615\" target=\"_blank\"> study<\/a> published Wednesday in JAMA Dermatology. It also found that, in many instances, these sunblocks don\u2019t measure up to the standards recommended by the American Academy of Dermatology.<\/p>\n<p>The AAD <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aad.org\/media\/stats\/prevention-and-care\/sunscreen-faqs\" target=\"_blank\">recommends<\/a> sun protection products contain broad spectrum coverage, an SPF of 30 or higher, and water or sweat resistance. But four out of every 10 products fell short of the recommendations. <a href=\"http:\/\/khn.org\/news\/consumers-sunscreen-picks-dont-always-track-with-doctors-advice-study-says\/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+First+Edition&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=31390044&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9yZzBOa62ska_lrKufX_6R4GS3Rt-p3E4RVeyIegy5Nsu8rF1yzhVOs77i9UrCBT2-E9KsoTjHBx2JZl02M3oSEDZBCg&amp;_hsmi=31390044\" target=\"_blank\">Read article here&#8230;&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font: 15px\/1.6 'Open Sans', serif; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px; outline: 0px; border: 0px currentColor; color: #444444; text-transform: none; text-indent: 0px; letter-spacing: normal; word-spacing: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: 1; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: inherit; background-color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\">Kaiser Health News\u00a0is\u00a0a nonprofit national health policy news service that is part of the nonpartisan Henry J. 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