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eileen 10-27-2009 01:42 PM

Boston Univ Study - Indoor Tanners have the BEST VIT D Levels!
 
Just 'D' facts

Don Kermath, University alumus


October 26th, 2009 - 10:34 PM

Just 'D' facts
Vitamin D isn't a supplement or a vitamin. It's a hormone made naturally when your skin is exposed to sunlight. No dietary source for "The Sunshine Vitamin" even comes close to vitamin D levels made naturally from UVB exposure.

What's important is that 77 percent of Americans are vitamin D deficient, according to government data. The vitamin D research community now recommends vitamin D blood levels of 40-60 ng/ml - levels that nature meant for you to get from regular non-burning UV exposure. Any dermatologist who tells you otherwise is ignoring the facts and clings to the irrational sun-phobia that causes vitamin D deficiency.
Indoor tanners' average vitamin D levels are 42-49 ng/ml, according to Boston University research — sufficient levels, and 90 percent higher than the rest of the population. That comes as no surprise; a single tanning session makes more vitamin D than 100 glasses of milk. In contrast, an Australian study reveals that dermatologists at the end of summer, when vitamin D levels should be their highest, are severely vitamin D deficient at 13.8 ng/ml.
So who's in the dark here?
Vitamin D research has proven conclusively that you are designed to interact with sunlight, just as you are designed to breath air, drink water and eat food. It's just a matter of time before dermatology and chemical sunscreen manufacturers are exposed for overstating the risks of UV - falsely suggesting that risks associated with repeated sunburn are also related to regular, non-burning exposure. That convenient omission has skyrocketed chemical sunscreen sales, turning a sunburn-prevention product into a daily over-use product. And that has contributed to vitamin D deficiency.
It's time to expose yourself to something that should be obvious: It's time to let the sun back into your life.
Don Kermath
University alumus





Source Link: http://www.dailyillini.com/opinions/...6/just-d-facts

navigatin1 10-27-2009 01:48 PM

Re: Boston Univ Study - Indoor Tanners have the BEST VIT D Levels!
 
Oh, I'm SURE this will go over well with Barbara!

unity 10-27-2009 02:46 PM

Re: Boston Univ Study - Indoor Tanners have the BEST VIT D Levels!
 
Good article. Wish it had more solid facts though, sound too much like a short opinion piece.

eileen 10-27-2009 02:57 PM

Re: Boston Univ Study - Indoor Tanners have the BEST VIT D Levels!
 
It is an editorial response.

JOHN @ URI 10-27-2009 03:51 PM

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Quote:

Vitamin D research has proven conclusively that you are designed to interact with sunlight, just as you are designed to breath air, drink water and eat food.
That is the perfect line right there!

Made me think of what Matt Russell said in a meeting we had in Nashville. You must have air, water, sunlight & earth. Take one away and you are screwed. (he said it better than that, but you get the point)

haiward 11-28-2009 06:15 AM

Re: Boston Univ Study - Indoor Tanners have the BEST VIT D Levels!
 
It is the first time for me come here
I am a Chinese

engfant 11-28-2009 11:57 AM

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Chinaman eh?

engfant 11-28-2009 01:43 PM

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http://www.iamtan.com/picture.php?al...pictureid=1910

from 1930

engfant 11-28-2009 02:45 PM

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they posted my comment! Yay!

eileen 11-29-2009 03:10 PM

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Jennefer Stone has some very good comments as well. :)


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