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To: decimon
Most Vitamin D is produced as a natural byproduct of the skin's exposure to sunlight.

All the scare stuff over skin cancer, people have been slathering on the sunscreen to the detriment of Vitamin D absorption -- an endocrinologist told me several years ago, ten minutes a day out in the fresh air and sunshine is sufficient to proper D absorption and will not be enough to endanger one or damage skin.

Get outside, people.

5 posted on 03/07/2010 11:14:27 AM PST by MozarkDawg
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To: MozarkDawg
an endocrinologist told me several years ago, ten minutes a day out in the fresh air and sunshine is sufficient to proper D absorption

He was wrong unless you live south of 42 degrees latitude. You also need to be wearing shorts and a tank top for that to be enough time.

If you live north of 42 degrees latitude then you will get almost no vitamin D from the sun from November through February. Depending on where you are you might not even see the sun for days and wearing shorts and a tank top during those times the sun does decide to peak out is usually impractical.

8 posted on 03/07/2010 11:25:14 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (I miss the competent fiscal policy and flag waving patriotism of the Carter Administration)
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To: MozarkDawg

Exactly...sunscreen actually increases your cancer risk:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/07/02/sunblock-cancer-part-one.aspx


10 posted on 03/07/2010 11:35:27 AM PST by waus (FUBO UFCMF)
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