in just the last 10 years. The population of Americans grew from 21% in 2012 to 30% in 2019, according to an . By 2023, that number jumped to 32%, the Pew Research Center reported.
Workplaces like UPS, Disney and even the U.S. Army are when it comes to restrictions, allowing people to in the office.
While it’s becoming more socially acceptable to be tatted, there are still some health risks. A recent study from Lund University in Sweden found people with tattoos have a higher risk of developing a type of blood cancer called lymphoma. The researchers theorize cause low-grade inflammation, which can be a precursor to .
Christel Nielsen, lead researcher , said: “After taking into account other relevant factors, such as smoking and age, we found that the risk of developing lymphoma was 21 percent higher among those who were tattooed. “It is important to remember that lymphoma is a rare disease and that our results apply at the group level. The results now need to be verified and investigated further in other studies and such research is ongoing.
” The total study analyzed 11,905 people. There were 2,938 in the group that had between the ages of 20 and 60 years old. Of that number, 1,398 answered a questionnaire about their lifestyle.
There were 4,193 people in the control group without the illness. The researchers found 21% of the group with lymphoma were tattooed, while only 18% in the control group were tattooed. The team first speculated that the size of the would play .
