Ruh-Roh: Tanning beds as "deadly as arsenic"

While this isn't totally surprising news (getting naked and laying underneath ultraviolet radiation for hours on end has to have some side effects), we're still a little taken aback at just how deadly tanning beds actually are, according to a new study. Turns out the fake 'n' bake chambers that have made otherwise ugly people appear beautiful will straight up kill your ass:

International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and other sources of ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming them as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas. For years, scientists have described tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation as "probable carcinogens."

A new analysis of about 20 studies concludes the risk of skin cancer jumps by 75 percent when people start using tanning beds before age 30. Experts also found that all types of ultraviolet radiation caused worrying mutations in mice, proof the radiation is carcinogenic.

Disturbing, yes, but nothing looks as good as being orange feels.